Who We Are
A Research and Product Development Social Enterprise for the Global South
Kilimora CLG was founded after observing a persistent and structural failure: the organisations doing the most to restore African ecosystems and build climate-resilient food systems were consistently excluded from the capital markets designed to reward exactly that work. Not because they lacked impact. Because they lacked the technical infrastructure, the verified evidence, and the investor-facing documentation to connect what they were doing on the ground to what global climate finance requires on paper. Kilimora exists to close that gap.
Our Purpose, Mission, & Vision
We operate at the intersection of research, product development, and technical assistance. Our work begins with rigorous research into the barriers that prevent youth and women-led SMEs in agriculture, energy, and adjacent sectors from accessing climate finance. That research directly informs the products we build, specifically tools that make environmental measurement, reporting, and verification affordable, accessible, and verifiable for organisations operating in zero-connectivity, low-resource environments. The products we build are then deployed through technical assistance relationships with partner organisations, cooperatives, and enterprises across Sub-Saharan Africa.
The result is a feedback loop rather than a linear programme. Research reveals barriers. Products lower them. Technical assistance deploys the products. Field experience generates new research questions. Every component strengthens the others.
To deploy integrated research and product systems that empower youth and women-led enterprises to access climate-linked financial flows.
A standardized global model where environmental performance at the smallest unit of production—even a single smallholder plot—integrates seamlessly into formal financial systems.
Our Core Values
These principles guide every line of code we write and every partnership we build.
Data Sovereignty
Farmers and enterprises own their data and we act as stewards, by designing tools that empower communities and protects their privacy by handling their personal information in confidence.
Economic Dignity
Climate action must improve livelihoods beyond measured impact, as we understand that through solid incentives like reliable income to communities doing the environmental work is key to a just transition.
Radical Accessibility
Inclusivity of our solution for a basic phone for the reality of differentiated users entails an offline-first for the USSD consideration, along the integration of emerging technologies like AI for smarter phones.
Scientific Rigor
Every claim our research generates and every associated benefits from our interventions are backed by verifiable, dual-layer data, as we value the trust of our partners and other stakeholders.
Co-creation
We design solutions with communities by prioritizing cooperative economics, local wisdom, and community ownership of outcomes as design principles essential for enhancing adaptation.
Our Journey
The Problem Identified
The Problem Identified Recognising that African SMEs were structurally locked out of the global carbon and climate finance market due to the prohibitive cost of environmental verification and the absence of accessible measurement infrastructure.
Q4 2023
The Pilot
Pilot Engaging 1,500 farmers across Kenya and generating research evidence that AI-enabled digital tools could reduce verification costs by 70 percent while sequestering an estimated 24,000 tonnes of carbon annually across enrolled cooperative farm plots.
Q3 2024
The Mercedes-Benz Fellowship
beVisioneers Mercedes-Benz Fellowship Selected as a Pioneer Project Scholar, validating the research and product development approach and providing the first structured funding for platform development.
Q2 2025
Filed Provisional Patent WFP2026000162
Patent Filed Provisional patent WFP2026000162 filed with the Kenya Industrial Property Institute covering the Integrated Climate Wallet System with Dual Verification for Carbon Credit Generation and Trade Access. PCT international filing in progress.
Q1 2026
Scaling AgriKonnekt to 7,000 farmers across Kenya and Uganda.
2026 and Beyond: Scale Expanding research partnerships with Kenyan universities, scaling AgriKonnekt to 7,000 farmers across Kenya and Uganda, and launching the energy and special programmes advisory tracks to serve a broader portfolio of climate-aligned SMEs.
2026 & Beyond
The FutureTeam
Meet Our Team
Godfrey Noel
Strategy LeadLead A beVisioneers Mercedes-Benz Fellow and UN FAO World Food Forum Youth Representative who has raised over USD 1.2 million for startups and NGOs across East Africa. Leads research direction, strategic partnerships, and investor engagement.
Matthew Muange
Head of ProductA technology practitioner who has mobilised funding for building and supporting early-stage ventures, with expertise in humanitarian supply chain technology and platform architecture. Leads AgriKonnekt product development and technical deployment.
Marylyn Mugure
Research LeadA Kenyatta University postgraduate researcher with deep knowledge in developing methodology frameworks for research and development practices grounded in soil science and agricultural systems. Leads the MRV methodology, impact measurement, and university research partnerships.
Hildah Gichuru
Learning and Development LeadAn AAA Kenya Project Officer with extensive experience designing and executing localised capacity building modules for agricultural stakeholders across Kenya. Leads the cooperative technical assistance and training programmes
Ezra Maruti
Finance Lead A PwC Senior Auditor with deep expertise in ESG reporting and business plan development. Leads financial management, grant compliance, and investor-facing financial documentation.
Zuhra Nagib
Risk Assurance LeadAn AGRA Risk Specialist with advanced assessment techniques for preventing and reducing losses, predicting failure points, and building confidence in uncertain operational settings. Leads quality assurance, data governance, and cooperative onboarding compliance.