YOUNG ‘GREEN ECONOMY’ ENTREPRENEURS LAUNCH THEIR BUSINESSES IN CHIMOIO
10/22/2026
For the last 15 months, Micaia Foundation has been implementing a ‘green economy’ incubator, funded by German development agency GIZ, aiming to have 150 young women and men develop and launch a business. In the first cycle, 69 people completed the programme – business plan, financials, and a product ready to go to market. The businesses include processed food (peanut butter, baobab yoghurt, baked goods), organic agriculture, crafts from recycled waste, clean energy, and compost production. The programme is now entering a second cycle, in which another 300 youth will go through a short 8 session introduction to the green economy and what it takes to set up a business. From that group, 80 of the most promising would-be entrepreneurs will go into the Incubation programme, a combination of theory and practice over 3-4 months. In the meantime, from the first cohort, 20-25 will enter ‘Graduation’, during which Micaia will assist the entrepreneurs in accessing finance, launching the businesses, and dealing with the daunting bureaucratic processes of formal registration of their companies.
On Friday 8th August in Chimoio, there was a trade fair to showcase local businesses, many of which will be participating in the forthcoming FACIM international trade show in Maputo (WATCH THIS SPACE – Micaia’s various enterprises will be there!). Some of the start-up businesses from Micaia’s RISE Incubator programme were showing their products, and we were honoured by the visit and interest shown by the Provincial Governor, Her Excellency, Mrs Francisca Domingos Tomás
On Friday 8th August in Chimoio, there was a trade fair to showcase local businesses, many of which will be participating in the forthcoming FACIM international trade show in Maputo (WATCH THIS SPACE – Micaia’s various enterprises will be there!). Some of the start-up businesses from Micaia’s RISE Incubator programme were showing their products, and we were honoured by the visit and interest shown by the Provincial Governor, Her Excellency, Mrs Francisca Domingos Tomás