Aceli Africa
International Trade and DevelopmentCalifornia, United States11-50 Employees
Aceli Africa is an international development organization based in Los Angeles, California, focused on expanding credit access for small- and medium-sized agricultural enterprises in East Africa. Operating as a market-based platform, it uses data on agri-SME lending to align the supply of capital with the needs of lenders and borrowers. The aim is to create a more sustainable and competitive lending marketplace within East Africa's agriculture sector. The organization has built partnerships to strengthen lenders’ capacity and promote gender inclusion in lending practices, including collaborations with Women Ltd. and Value for Women. Earlier collaborations with Global Development Incubator and the Council on Smallholder Agricultural Finance helped shape its approach to addressing constraints on both the capital supply and demand sides of agri-SME lending.