Kumwe Hub, meaning together in Kinyarwanda, is an Africa-focused innovative finance and social investment brand within Save the Children. Dedicated to supporting local businesses that positively impact children, Kumwe Hub offers a wide range of support, investments, and services. Their offerings include technical assistance, investments, and space for startups to pilot new approaches within Save the Children's existing programs.

Kumwe Hub also provides advice on operations and impact, as well as grants, loans, and investments through their capital support. In addition to investors and funders, Kumwe Hub offers community-driven feedback processes and complaints mechanisms, measures impact, and consults with communities to course correct investments. They facilitate investor visits and pro-bono matchmaking, utilize blended finance to reduce investment risks, and provide local contextual knowledge.

For local businesses and entrepreneurs, Kumwe Hub helps pivot existing businesses to new markets with a positive impact on children. They connect businesses to early-stage investors, offer financial products like grants and loans, and provide expertise in impact measurement and data analysis. Kumwe Hub also facilitates connections to the startup ecosystem and delivers tailored support for business growth.

Lastly, Kumwe Hub ensures that children and communities have a voice in the design of products and services. They integrate feedback and complaints, deliver inclusive and meaningful human-centered design, and make accessible and affordable new products and services available. By doing so, Kumwe Hub creates potential livelihood opportunities for communities.

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