Portfolio Overview

Since GBI was established in 2004, it has developed a portfolio of both retail and wholesale project activities and it is considering several new initiatives in various stages of appraisal.


Africa Regional Overview

Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (South Africa)
Providing economic opportunities for youth entrepreneurs from the marginalized communities of the greater Cape Town area.

Streetwires (South Africa)
Training and employing disadvantaged people to create contemporary wire and bead art for sale internationally

Play Pumps (South Africa, Mozambique)
Extending access to clean water for rural communities by way of merry-go-rounds that pump water as children play

Gone Rural (Swaziland)
Empowering poor women to produce high-end homeware products, such as placemats, baskets and napkin rings, for sale internationally

Honey Care Africa (Tanzania, Kenya)
Increasing the income of small-scale farmers by enabling them to become honey producers

Uzima Foundation (Kenya)
Providing a holistic approach to economic and social empowerment for Kenyan youth

K-Rep Development Agency (Kenya)
Extending asset financing to microentrepreneurs, enabling them to invest in product assets such as beehives, fishing nets and irrigation pumps

Sustainable Health Foundation (Kenya)
Extending affordable health services and essential drugs to low-income families in remote communities

FATE Foundation (Nigeria)
Providing much needed business development services, mentoring and access to finance for aspiring micro-entrepreneurs in Nigeria

STEP (Mali, Burkina Faso)
Providing relevant technical assistance and training; building business acumen; and enabling access to credit for mirco and small enterprises in Mali and Burkina Faso.

Trickle Up (Mali, Bolivia)
Leading the way in innovate poverty reduction strategies and empowerment of the poor

Village Artisanal de Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
Promoting traditional handicraft production, improving production capabilities and providing access to credit for artisans in Burkina Faso.

SIWA (Egypt)
Enabling female entrepreneurs to create a sustainable apparel and tableware business built upon traditional design elements and techniques and access to international markets.