Access2innovation’s General Assembly brought together 20 participants from companies, NGOs and educational institutions for a look back at an active 2025 and an update on projects, partnerships and the network’s continued development.
At the General Assembly, Access2innovation’s chair of the board Henrik Wollesen welcomed everybody and presented the organization’s network activities throughout 2025. The year included three successful delegation trips to Zimbabwe, Kenya and Tanzania, four A2i Talks and participation at the Harvest Money Show in Kampala, where more than 12 Danish companies were represented.
Expanding the network
Access2innovation has also strengthened its presence in Africa. In addition to the staff in Denmark, the organization now has a team of four people in Kampala, a country representative in Uganda, John Magnay, as well as representatives in two new countries: Rwanda and Tanzania.
The growing local presence supports A2i’s work with companies, organizations, and partners across the region and creates a stronger foundation for developing and implementing new projects.
Positive results from two completed projects and more coming
In 2025, two projects in Kenya ended. The Pyrolysis Project was completed in March with very positive results, while the Solar Water Purification Project ended in February.
In 2026, two further projects have been completed, both with good results: the Aqua (CISU) project and the P4G water project in Kenya. Read more about the Aqua (CISU)-project in next A2i Newsletter.
New projects on the horizon
A2i has now started implementing the Green Technology Transfer Fund project with aBi Development in Uganda. This project runs for 24 months and combines technology transfer and capacity building with the mobilization of additional co-financing to scale up the initiative. Based on an initial mapping of the agricultural sectors, the project will identify 4–6 business cases that can support the green transition in Uganda. The total project value is approximately DKK 20 million.
An upcoming initiative is a SPA project in a consortium with L&F and Caritas Denmark as the lead partner. The project is scheduled to start in January 2027. A SPA program focuses on strengthening civil society; but for the first time a business component has been included in project activities on the request from Access2innovation, and for this part of the project the consortium hopes to secure DKK six million in total per year across three countries.
Continued Collaboration
With a growing network, an expanding presence in Africa and a strong pipeline of projects, Access2innovation hold on to it’s role as the Danish platform for transfer of innovative solutions to the East African market in collaboration with Danish and African companies, NGOs and knowledge institutions.
34 guests at Tour de Danish Coffee
After the General Assembly and a lunch brimming with dialogue, Lars Bendix, the CEO of Danish Coffee Ltd, who has worked for the past 20 years with importing and processing coffee from Uganda presented the company and shared its experiences from Uganda. Two years ago, the company established a joint venture in Kampala to produce and market newly developed coffee products. A delegation of 14 business executives from Rotary Kampala joined us for the tour and presentation.
