Over the years, Fair & Sustainable Consulting has advised and collaborated on a number of projects, with a core focus on integrating gender-sensitive approaches in value chains. As part of these projects, a number of documents have been produced by, or in cooperation with Fair & Sustainable.

This accelerator programme aims to support entrepreneurs to strengthen and grow their businesses, and to generate a better understanding of the entrepreneurial ecosystem and the barriers to growth for young entrepreneurs in the context.

The external evaluation of the Conserving Greater Virunga (CGV) project involved data collection in three countries. Recommendations were included based on the evaluation, as well as for the future programme.

The BE-FED project aimed to develop a sustainable barley supply chain in South Africa by connecting emerging black farmers to Heineken via a planned new malting plant. Project management was outsourced to F&S.

F&S developed a business model that supports young Kenyan entrepreneurs below the age of 35 to establish their own commercial size BSF farm.

The STARS project used an MSD approach to improve access to finance and markets for more than 200,000 smallholder farmers in Ethiopia, Rwanda, Senegal and Burkina Faso.

Through evaluating Most Significant Change stories, and conducting focus group discussions and key informant interviews, a mid-term evaluation of the ‘Building Bridges for Women’s Economic Empowerment (BBWEE)’ programme was performed.