Kwande (derived from the isiZulu word 'makwande', which means 'to multiply') provides SMEs with access to skills, markets and funding opportunities. The aim is not just to grow small businesses in the OUTsurance value chain, but to uplift the communities in in which they operate.
One-on-one mentorship, boot camps, and specialist intervention support.
Access to opportunities within our supply chain.
Enabling SMEs with operational tools for business support
Loan and grant funding disbursed to help SMEs with various OPEX and CAPEX needs.
1. Empowering value-chain aligned SMEs through customized business development support.
- Building entrepreneurial capacity
- Enhancing growth in turnover
- Enabling job creation
3. Enabling value-chain aligned SMEs to access seed and growth funding.
- Providing grant funding to SMEs requiring seed funding
- Providing loan funding to SMEs requiring growth funding
2. Shifting procurement spend to value-chain aligned SMEs based on their capacity, development and performance.
- Reducing complaints ratio and improving customer service index (CSI) scores
- Enabling shift in procurement spend for programme SMEs
Kwande Programme OUTcomes
(as at Jan 2021)
R6.18m
Dispersed in loan and grant funding.
41
Full-time jobs created and 255 full-time jobs supported.
27
SMEs assisted in two cohorts.
Kwande gallery
Meet some of the people taking part in the Kwande bootcamps and training/mentoring sessions.