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

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.