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Jobs created

Maak Impact

Creating 1000 jobs in African Refugee Camps

Fueled by entrepreneurs

Led by proven founders and executives who have built and scaled global enterprises, we fund businesses based on evidence that sustainable jobs, not aid alone, lift communities out of poverty.

Aerial view of a refugee camp settlement

Temporary turned permanent

What began in 1992 as a short-term refuge in Kenya's northern desert is now home to over 300,000 refugees growing daily. Intended as temporary shelter, Kakuma faces chronic aid dependency, few jobs, scarce capital and limited opportunity.

"Before Maak Impact, I carried 40kg sacks of grain 3 kilometers by hand just to keep production going. Banks turned me away. Maak Impact believed in me first and gave me a loan that changed everything. Today I run a thriving company with 18 employees and serve hundreds of families every week. Because of their trust, what began as survival became something that truly changes lives."

Maak Impact

Fabiola NzoyikoreraFounder & CEO, Amazing Food Company Ltd (Maak Impact funded business)