Adoris (K) Ltd · Adoris Foundation +254 759 705 880 info@adoris.co.ke
🇰🇪 Nairobi · COMESA · GCC · EU
09 · Our Social Enterprise

The Adoris Foundation.

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
·Who We Serve

Real livelihoods, not handouts.

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.

·Our Four Programmes

What we teach. What we build.

01

Packaging Training

Precision weighing, filling, sealing and labelling of retail and institutional commodity packs — to KEBS and export-grade standards.

02

Bag Manufacturing

Industrial sewing of woven cotton commodity bags sold to Adoris (K) Ltd and external packers — turning seamstresses into entrepreneurs.

03

Warehousing Skills

Inventory management, FIFO rotation and logistics coordination — the unseen skills that keep a supply chain moving.

04

Micro-Distribution

Youth-led community retail distribution points extending Adoris's last-mile reach into estates, towns and rural markets.

·A Closed-Loop Model

The circular economy in action.

Adoris's commercial growth funds the Foundation's expansion. The Foundation's output strengthens Adoris's supply chain. Impact and profit grow together.

The Adoris Foundation circular economy A four-stage closed loop: Train, Produce, Earn, Reinvest — around a sprouting seedling representing growth. TRAIN PRODUCE EARN REINVEST
1
Recruit

Women and youth recruited from low-income communities across Nairobi and target counties.

2
Train

Certified skills training in packaging operations, bag sewing, warehousing and micro-distribution.

3
Produce

Graduates manufacture branded commodity bags (woven cotton, polypropylene, jute) to spec.

4
Earn

Bags sold to Adoris (K) Ltd at agreed prices — direct, predictable income for graduates.

5
Expand

Surplus production sold to external packers and traders — independent income streams.

6
Package

Adoris (K) Ltd uses Foundation-made bags to package commodities for retail, institutional and export.

7
Reinvest

Growing revenue funds expanded operations — more trainees, more machines, more communities. The circle is complete.

·SDG Alignment

Aligned to 6 UN SDGs.

All Foundation activities are designed to generate measurable, reportable impact metrics aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

01
No Poverty
02
Zero Hunger
05
Gender Equality
08
Decent Work & Economic Growth
10
Reduced Inequalities
17
Partnerships for the Goals
·Funding & Partnership Opportunities

Who we partner with.

The Adoris Foundation is positioned to attract funding, grants and technical support from a broad range of development and impact-oriented partners.

DFI

Development Finance Institutions

Blended capital for infrastructure and skills-development at scale.

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Impact Investors

Gender-lens investment funds, blended finance vehicles and social impact bonds.

Foundations & Philanthropies

Programme grants for cohort training, bag manufacturing equipment and last-mile networks.

Government Programmes

National and county-level partnerships on youth employment, gender empowerment and SME development.

Corporate ESG & CSR

Credible, measurable SDG-aligned impact reporting for corporate sustainability commitments.

UN

UN & Multilateral Agencies

Technical assistance, programme co-design and implementation partnerships.

Fund a cohort.

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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