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Organization: KickStart International, Inc.

Based in: United States,   US EIN #: 06-1613235 add to cart Request Info

Quick Facts

KickStart's mission is to help millions of people out of poverty. We promote sustainable economic growth and employment creation in Kenya and other countries by developing and promoting technologies that can be used by dynamic entrepreneurs to establish and run profitable small scale enterprises.

Focus Areas: Economic Development
Countries Served: Kenya
Mali
Tanzania, United Republic of

Background

Date Founded: 1991
Number of Staff: 235

Description of Services:
KickStart's market and private-sector oriented approach ensures that the participants in its program become fully self-sustaining in local economies. Technologies are installed in the private sector and continue to be produced, marketed and used by entrepreneurs to create thousands of vibrant new businesses and jobs, long after KickStart's interventions have ceased.

In addition to promoting small enterprise development, KickStart's technologies, expertise and methods are widely applied throughout Africa to support programs in agriculture, shelter, water, sanitation, health and relief.
History:
KickStart is an international nongovernmental/nonprofit organization (NGO) that was founded in Kenya in July 1991 by Nick Moon and Martin Fisher.
Accomplishments & Progress:
KickStart has offices in Kenya, Tanzania and Mali. We have engineers and technicians that design and develop our award winning products. We also have trainers and promoters to explain the benefits of our products to our customers.

KickStart developed a unqiue model in Kenya that is now being replicated in other African countries. We established an amitious goal to expand our program in East Africa and open new programs in Southern and West Africa to help millions more people out of poverty.

Quality Check

Financial Information   Verified
Year 2005 2004
Total Revenue: $2,788,593 $1,319,937
Expenses:    
        Program Services Expenses: $1,944,903
(83% of total)
$946,272
(73% of total)
        Management & General Expenses: $193,688
(8% of total)
$133,059
(10% of total)
        Fundraising Expenses: $210,591
(9% of total)
$216,112
(17% of total)
        Total Expenses: $2,349,182 $1,295,443

Officers & Board

President:
Martin Fisher
CEO and Co-Founder Phone: 415-346-4820
Development Director:
Ken Weimar
Senior Development Officer
Phone: 415-346-4820
Volunteer Coordinator:
Michael Mills
Business Operations Manager
Phone: 415-346-4820
Board of Directors and Board of Advisors:
Jeffrey Brewer
Diane Currier
Martin Fisher
Patrick Grace
Richard Medley
Nick Moon
William Norton

Contact Information

Address:
2435 Polk St
Suite 20
San Francisco,CA94109
United States
Phone: 415-346-4820
Fax: 415-346-4818
Web: http://www.kickstart.org

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