SERVICE AREAS

Proposal & Project Development
EKC supports proposal/project development for clients who want to advance sustainable agriculture, nature-based solutions, renewable energy, and/or overall economic growth in Africa. Projects vary in value, size or scale and include competitive tendering/bids for donors, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), new funds or facilities and small, community-based pilots.
Areas of support include:
- Project/concept development aligned with RFPs, funders, objectives
- Technical design solutioning, including in-country consultations/interviews
- Proposal writing, editing and formatting
- Impact Strategy: Storytelling, results frameworks, indicators/metrics and target setting
Sustainable Finance Facilitation
EKC is an intermediary between sustainable finance or investment – and those that need it most. We partner with those offering capital or those seeking capital or both sides with the goal to optimize commercial returns and development impact.
Areas of support include:
- Facilitate deployment of and/or access to finance and investment
- Partnering for pilot and scaled climate/blended finance instruments
- Project preparation and Pipeline development
- Technical assistance/advisory for investor readiness and climate adaptation, especially linked to inclusive agri-food systems

Advisory & Relationship Management
EKC offers direct, tailored advisory to clients through longer-term agreements. This allows us to build trust and respond rapidly to a broad range of ad hoc, targeted requests across time zones.
Areas of support include:
- Facilitate a specific business linkage, relationship or action in an African country or region
- Advise on strategy for new market, geographic or sector entry
- Manage on-the-ground relationships
- Provide linkages to vetted employees, consultants, service providers, and other resources