Solid'africa

What Solid'africa does

Solid'Africa is a Rwanda-based non-profit founded in 2010 (headquartered in Kigali) that operates an end-to-end farm-to-fork model to address nutrition insecurity among vulnerable populations. It sources ingredients from approximately 6,000 smallholder farmers engaged in regenerative agriculture, produces meals at the Mike Stenbock Gemura Kitchen (15,000 meals/day capacity), and delivers medically tailored meals three times daily to roughly 1,500 low-income patients across six public hospitals (CHUK, Kibagabaga, Kanombe Military Hospital, CHUB, Masaka). The organization has delivered more than 9.5 million meals and served over 770,000 patients and students to date. Adjacent programs include nutrition education, water purification systems installed in three hospitals, and complementary hospital support services covering medical expenses, transportation, hygiene, and health advocacy.

The company's business model blends non-donation, donation, and commercial revenue streams. The majority of operations are funded by charitable donations from individuals, foundations, and corporate partners, collected globally via PayPal, Visa, MasterCard, and Mobile Money and channelled through a US-based 501c3 (Friends of Solid'Africa). The Government of Rwanda is the central institutional counterparty, having approved a November 2023 Memorandum of Agreement to expand hospital feeding from 6 facilities to 47 nationwide, and partnering with the Ministry of Education to optimize the national school feeding program within existing budgets. In 2021, Solid'Africa launched a wholly-owned Community Benefit Company (CBC) as a commercial arm offering catering and kitchen-management services to schools and factories, with a stated goal of contributing 30% of non-profit funding within five years.

Operationally, Solid'Africa employs 176 staff organized around functional leadership (CEO Nassir Katuramu, COO Alex Rusagara, CCO Adeline Muhoza, CDO Marie-Ange Irakoze, CTIO Noella M. Mupole) under Founder & President Isabelle Kamariza. Documented outcomes include a 37% decrease in hospital stay duration for patients receiving medically tailored meals, 40–71% increases in farm productivity for participating smallholders, and 40–180% income gains at the household level depending on baseline poverty tier.

Name

Solid'africa

Legal name

Solid'Africa

Website

https://solidafrica.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Solid'africa is a Rwanda-based non-profit that delivers medically tailored meals to low-income public hospital patients via a farm-to-fork model sourcing from 6,000+ smallholder farmers, with a stated Government of Rwanda target to expand from 6 to 47 hospitals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-profit Nutrition Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (624210), Community Food Services (62421), Support Activities for Crop Production (11511)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Agriculture & Food Security Development (BPAGABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nutrition & Food Security (Global Health) NGOs (HLAJAKAH), Resilient Livelihoods & Climate-Smart Food Security (BPADAJAH), Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (Fair Trade, Food Access, Regenerative) (BPAGALAD), Rural Livelihoods & Economic Empowerment (BPAGABAA)

Keywords

• Nutrition security programs
• Medically tailored meals
• Farm-to-fork catering
• School feeding programs
• Regenerative agriculture training

Headquarters

HQ city

Mont Kigali

HQ country

Rwanda

HQ region

Africa

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations: Charitable donations from individuals, organizations, and foundations supporting the mission to end nutrition insecurity. Donations accepted via PayPal, VISA, MasterCard, and Mobile Money.
2. Community Benefit Company (CBC) - Catering Services: Commercial arm selling healthy meals to generate revenue that supports non-profit operations. Launched in 2021 with goal of contributing 30% to non-profit funding within 5 years.
3. Kitchen Management Services: Fee-for-service kitchen management provided to institutions including schools and factories experiencing budget constraints for quality nutrition.
4. Government Partnerships: Partnerships with Ministry of Education leveraging existing government school feeding budgets to optimize and enhance nutritional value of school meals.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Solid'Africa operates a farm-to-fork non-profit model that delivers free medically tailored meals to low-income patients in Rwandan public hospitals three times daily, nutritious meals to public school students through a Ministry of Education partnership, and runs nutrition education and regenerative agriculture programs that engage smallholder farmers. The organization funds these programs through charitable donations, government partnerships, and a commercial Community Benefit Company (CBC) that provides catering and kitchen management services.

Product overview

Solid'Africa operates a unified farm-to-fork model consisting of multiple interconnected programs addressing nutrition insecurity in Rwanda. The core offerings include the Gemura Feeding Program (hospital meals), School Feeding Program (partnered with Ministry of Education), and Nutrition Access Program for vulnerable populations. Supporting programs include Nutrition Education, Sustainable Agriculture for Economic Empowerment, and the commercial CBC Catering Service/Kitchen Management. Hospital-specific services include Gemura (food), Kiza (medical expenses), Gombora (bills/transport), Sukura (hygiene/water purification), and Menya (advocacy). The Mike Stenbock Gemura Kitchen is the central production facility. The Farm-to-Fork Experience provides volunteer engagement opportunities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gemura Feeding Program: Program that provides nutritious and medically tailored meals for patients in Rwanda's public hospitals
• Kina Ukire
• Gemura - Food For All
• Kiza - Medical Expenses
• Gombora - Hospital Bills and Transport
• Sukura - Hygiene
• Menya - Advocacy & Awareness

Products and services

• Gemura Feeding Program Provides nutritious, medically tailored meals three times a day to low-income patients in public hospitals across Rwanda, with the capacity to produce up to 15,000 meals per day.
• School Feeding Program Partnership with the Ministry of Education to optimize the national school feeding program, designing nutritious meals that work within existing budgets to help students reach their full potential.
• Nutrition Access Program Provides timely nutritious meals to vulnerable groups including low-income hospital patients, individuals with NCDs, pregnant women, children, HIV/AIDS patients, and school children.
• Nutrition Education Program Aims to increase knowledge and awareness about nutrition to encourage better dietary practices, supporting beneficiaries, health professionals, and hospitality practitioners.
• Sustainable Agriculture for Economic Empowerment Program Tackles poverty by enhancing farming capacity through regenerative practices and offering a stable market for smallholder farmers' produce, targeting rural communities most affected by nutrition insecurity.
• CBC Catering Service Solid'Africa Community Benefit Company's commercial arm offering catering services and kitchen management, with a goal to contribute 30% to nonprofit operations within 5 years.
• Hospital Programs (Gemura, Kiza, Gombora, Sukura, Menya) Comprehensive hospital support services including food provision (Gemura), medical expense coverage (Kiza), bill/transport assistance (Gombora), hygiene supplies and clean drinking water (Sukura), and advocacy (Menya).
• Farm-to-Fork Experience Immersive volunteer program allowing participants to engage in meal preparation, kitchen tours, and food delivery activities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 37% decrease in hospital stay duration for patients receiving medically tailored meals
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Government of RwandacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 November 2023Memorandum of Agreement approved enabling Solid'Africa to establish and operate on-site kitchens in three public hospitals. Foundation for nationwide expansion to 47 hospitals.
• Ministry of Education RwandacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to optimize national school feeding program, designing nutritious meals within existing government budgets for students.
• Friends of Solid'Africa (US 501c3)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUS-based organization dedicated to supporting and coordinating Solid'Africa's activities within the United States. Led by Beth Crookham as President.
• Rwanda Mutuelle de Santé (CBHI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration supporting patient's access to healthcare coverage while Solid'Africa provides nutritional support and covers medicine costs from outside pharmacies.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• BRAC: One of the world's largest non-profits operating across health, education, and economic empowerment in developing countries. Comparable in integrated model combining agriculture, nutrition, and community development programs.
• World Food Programme (WFP): UN agency addressing global hunger including school feeding programs and nutrition support in hospital settings. WFP operates in Rwanda and provides the largest benchmark for government-partnered food assistance at scale.
• Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN): International organization working to end malnutrition through food systems transformation. Operates at much larger scale across multiple countries, but addresses the same nutrition insecurity mission through public-private partnerships.
• Partners in Health: Major global health non-profit providing direct healthcare services including nutrition support in low-income countries. Operates hospital-based programs in Rwanda and other African nations, overlapping with Solid'Africa's medically tailored meals for hospital patients.
• Catholic Relief Services (CRS): Large international humanitarian agency running agriculture, nutrition, and health programs in Rwanda and across Africa. Overlaps in addressing nutrition insecurity through integrated food security and livelihoods programming.

Direct peers

• Project Healthy Children (now called Food Fortification Initiative partners): Food fortification-focused non-profit working with governments to address micronutrient deficiencies. Comparable in targeting nutrition insecurity through food system interventions and government partnerships in low-income countries.
• Mary's Meals: Global non-profit providing free school meals to children in low-income countries, with similar mission focus on nutrition access and government partnerships. Operates feeding programs across multiple African countries with comparable donor-driven model.
• Self Help Africa: International development organization focused on sustainable agriculture and food security in sub-Saharan Africa. Directly comparable farm-to-fork and smallholder farmer empowerment approach in similar African geographies.
• Edesia Nutrition: US-based non-profit manufacturer of ready-to-use therapeutic foods for malnourished children globally. Directly comparable in producing medically/specially formulated nutrition products and operating industrial-scale food production for humanitarian purposes.

Emerging players

• Sight and Life: Nutrition-focused foundation addressing micronutrient deficiencies globally through partnerships and research. Comparable in mission focus on improving nutrition outcomes in low-income populations, though at a more research/advocacy-driven scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/SolidAfrica
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@solidafricaofficial
• Facebookfacebook.com/solidafrica.rw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/solid-africa
• Instagraminstagram.com/solidafrica
• TikToktiktok.com/@solidafrica

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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