Source: Mark Kaloki
Gather With
Giraffe Bioenergy
Engaging women in planting and transforming cassava feedstock into ethanol cooking fuel - a green circular economy for African women by African women.
Company
Giraffe Bioenergy
Country
Kenya
Investment Type
Convertible Note and Grant
Year Invested
2023
Website
Sectors
Agriculture, Technology
The Challenge
Women across Kenya rely on firewood and charcoal for cooking creating health and environmental problems. A green cooking solution is bioethanol but the country imports the majority of ethanol cooking fuel despite having all the resources necessary for robust domestic production from cassava.
The Innovation
Giraffe Bioenergy engages women in planting and transforming cassava feedstock into ethanol cooking fuel. The company is leveraging idle and unutilized land in Kilifi County in Kenya (estimated to be 310K ha) to plant cassava creating green economic opportunities that alleviate poverty.
Dr. Linda Davis
Founder and CEO, Giraffe Bioenergy
“Gather's support has allowed us to 1) develop an in depth strategy to support women smallholder farmers 2) leverage the CIO's support in vetting for a senior agricultural hire 3) commence discussions with potential investors for our next raise”
Source: Mark Kaloki
Investment and
Impact Stats
45 Million Liters
Ethanol cooking fuel production capacity by 2028
Novel disease-tolerant cassava seedlings propagated by the end of 2024
3,000,000
Female community members employed at the Giraffe Bioenergy farm by the end of 2024
100%
Community members with improved food security by 2028