A structurally embedded social enterprise — not a charity — that trains women and youth from low-income communities to become active, income-earning participants in Africa's agricultural supply chain.
Fund a cohort →Foundation graduates earn dignified livelihoods packaging commodities, manufacturing large-format commodity bags (jute, woven polypropylene, cotton), managing warehouse inventory and operating community-level micro-distribution points. The bags they produce are purchased by Adoris (K) Ltd and sold to other agricultural packers in the open market — creating predictable income and genuine entrepreneurial independence.
Precision weighing, filling, sealing and labelling of retail and institutional commodity packs — to KEBS and export-grade standards.
Industrial sewing of woven cotton commodity bags sold to Adoris (K) Ltd and external packers — turning seamstresses into entrepreneurs.
Inventory management, FIFO rotation and logistics coordination — the unseen skills that keep a supply chain moving.
Youth-led community retail distribution points extending Adoris's last-mile reach into estates, towns and rural markets.
Adoris's commercial growth funds the Foundation's expansion. The Foundation's output strengthens Adoris's supply chain. Impact and profit grow together.
Women and youth recruited from low-income communities across Nairobi and target counties.
Certified skills training in packaging operations, bag sewing, warehousing and micro-distribution.
Graduates manufacture branded commodity bags (woven cotton, polypropylene, jute) to spec.
Bags sold to Adoris (K) Ltd at agreed prices — direct, predictable income for graduates.
Surplus production sold to external packers and traders — independent income streams.
Adoris (K) Ltd uses Foundation-made bags to package commodities for retail, institutional and export.
Growing revenue funds expanded operations — more trainees, more machines, more communities. The circle is complete.
All Foundation activities are designed to generate measurable, reportable impact metrics aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
The Adoris Foundation is positioned to attract funding, grants and technical support from a broad range of development and impact-oriented partners.
Blended capital for infrastructure and skills-development at scale.
Gender-lens investment funds, blended finance vehicles and social impact bonds.
Programme grants for cohort training, bag manufacturing equipment and last-mile networks.
National and county-level partnerships on youth employment, gender empowerment and SME development.
Credible, measurable SDG-aligned impact reporting for corporate sustainability commitments.
Technical assistance, programme co-design and implementation partnerships.
Underwrite training, equipment and the first months of paid work for a group of women and youth — and watch the closed loop turn.
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