Abu Dhabi: The independent, not-for-profit economic development agency owned by the Government of Abu Dhabi, the Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development (Khalifa Fund) is preparing to setup an innovation and entrepreneurship center in the Republic of Kenya.
The Centre will concentrate on launching programs, workshops, and initiatives, providing aspiring and established Kenyan entrepreneurs with guidance on how they can implement innovation into their entrepreneurial endeavors, with the aim to empower their entrepreneurial ecosystem in a bid to strengthen the stability of their national economy.
The announcement of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s directive to launch and establish a centre for innovation and tech-focused entrepreneurism comes as part of the UAE’s ongoing commitment to contribute towards empowering talented innovators and entrepreneurs around the world. With centres such as these, we provide entrepreneurs with resources, support and guidance to contribute to their local and global economy, bringing about positive economic implications and security. –Mr. Mohammed Ali Al Shorafa Al Hammadi, Chairman of Khalifa Fund and the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development remarked about the initiative.
The Khalifa Fund Chairman further added that, “This collaboration between the UAE and Kenya will see the two respective nations implement Khalifa Fund’s successful model to the new innovation and entrepreneurism centre, with the aim to reflect the same levels of achievement in Kenya as has been experienced in the UAE. Khalifa Fund has greatly contributed towards the country’s SME sector, as well as its entrepreneurial ecosystem, which was recently recognized as the best-in-the-world by the Global Monitoring Index; we strive to enhance and elevate Kenya in a similar fashion while assisting in creating new job opportunities for the people of Kenya.”