Thinking big is about greatness of ideas

The anniversary, themed ‘A Celebration of Community,’ was marked as Inkomoko revealed they had provided advisory services to more than 40,000 clients over the past decade.

“You have shown inspiring, deeply humane inclusiveness in your service provision, and embody the Rwandan effort to overcome poverty, and protect the dignity of not only our citizens, but also those who have sought refuge in Rwanda.”

“Thinking big is about the greatness of your ideas, the scale of the potential impact, and the highest of standards, that you are willing to perpetually demand of yourselves.”

Reflecting on the firm’s anniversary, Julienne Oyler, Inkomoko’s CEO said, “We are so proud that so many entrepreneurs have allowed us to walk with them in their journey.

The work our team has done to improve livelihoods, grow small businesses, and create jobs inspires me to do even more to see communities thrive.”

First Lady Jeannette Kagame attended the celebration of the 10th anniversary of Inkomoko, a leading business accelerator in East Africa, which took place in Kigali on Saturday, September 3.

In her speech, Mrs Kagame addressed the Inkomoko family, saying: “The wonderful work you have put in, is truly a gift to us all, and judging from your model’s exportation to Kenya and Ethiopia, you are on the right track to a global presence.”

“The Mastercard Foundation is proud to have partnered with Inkomoko to support micro, small and medium enterprises and entrepreneurs in Rwanda who continue to demonstrate resilience and determination in their communities.

We look forward to seeing more enterprises grow and succeed across East Africa in the coming years,” said Rica Rwigamba, the country Head of the Mastercard Foundation in Rwanda.