Nasozi Kakembo

Nasozi Kakembo

Communications Manager

Nasozi Kakembo is the Communications Manager at BFA Global where she oversees the development and implementation of the company-wide communications strategy. Strategic focus areas include the website and digital platforms, knowledge and insights curation, and strategic planning.

She comes to BFA Global with over 10 years of experience in the development sector across philanthropy, social enterprise development, and higher education. Over this period, she has worked in low-income countries and emerging markets, including the Dominican Republic, Ghana, and Uganda. She commenced her social impact-oriented career at the Open Society Foundations, and her work in Uganda stemmed from a social enterprise she founded in New York City which developed Fair Trade products in collaboration with artisans for home decor markets across the globe.

She holds a Master of Science in Urban Planning from Columbia University, in International Planning minor, as well as a Certificate in Business Communication from Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. She speaks English, Portuguese, Spanish, and a little bit of German.

Publications by this author

Why we partnered: Techreo is expanding MSEs’ reach through a closed-loop e-commerce platform
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

Why we partnered: Techreo is expanding MSEs’ reach through a closed-loop e-commerce platform

Selling products and services through online platforms has proved to be a crucial lifeline for supporting micro and small...

By Grace Onyuka
Accelerating digital commerce in Ghana by remaining committed to the last-mile customer and balancing tech: What we learned from our work with Shopa
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

Accelerating digital commerce in Ghana by remaining committed to the last-mile customer and balancing tech: What we learned from our work with Shopa

Shopa is a startup based in Ghana that we had the opportunity to work with through the Catalyst Inclusive...

By Keeya-Lee Ayre
Investing in your startup’s growth: The IDC growth toolkit
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

Investing in your startup’s growth: The IDC growth toolkit

Startups and founders need to understand growth in order to navigate their company through the rough waters of the...

By Matt Grasser
Caminos hacia la resiliencia de las micro y pequeñas empresas en México
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

Caminos hacia la resiliencia de las micro y pequeñas empresas en México

Originalmente publicado en la página del Portal FinDev, Diciembre, 07, 2022 Nancy es comerciante, madre y el sostén de...

By Marco Antonio Del Rio
Evolution of Inclusive Digital Commerce in Ghana
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

Evolution of Inclusive Digital Commerce in Ghana

Although “cash is king” remains the mantra in many emerging markets, recent evidence suggests that small merchants benefit from...

By Malika Anand
Digital Onboarding Playbook: Customer Success at the Last Mile
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

Digital Onboarding Playbook: Customer Success at the Last Mile

Customer onboarding should be an intentional process, not just to welcome a customer, but to educate and encourage them...

By BFA GLOBAL
Accelerating digital commerce in Ghana to benefit young womens’ livelihoods: What we learned from our work with Tendo
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

Accelerating digital commerce in Ghana to benefit young womens’ livelihoods: What we learned from our work with Tendo

Tendo is a Ghana-based startup operational in both Ghana and Nigeria that we had the opportunity to work with...

By Keeya-Lee Ayre
Why we invested: Octavia Carbon is the Global South’s first Direct Air Capture (DAC) company, building the world’s lowest-cost DAC hub
Climate Action |

Why we invested: Octavia Carbon is the Global South’s first Direct Air Capture (DAC) company, building the world’s lowest-cost DAC hub

To keep global temperatures from rising more than 1.5°C as outlined in the Paris Agreement and prevent the worst...

By Keeya-Lee Ayre
4 Innovation Opportunities to Unlock the Potential of Blue Carbon
Climate Action |

4 Innovation Opportunities to Unlock the Potential of Blue Carbon

The blue carbon wave This week at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, global thought leaders will come together...

By Tyler Ferdinand
Inclusive and Nature-based Carbon Markets: A Path to Resilient Livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa
Climate Action |

Inclusive and Nature-based Carbon Markets: A Path to Resilient Livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa

In Africa almost half a billion people, or 48 percent of the population, depend on nature for their livelihoods....

By Tyler Ferdinand
Why we invested: ColdHubs is decreasing food spoilage by reducing barriers to cold storage access
Climate Action |

Why we invested: ColdHubs is decreasing food spoilage by reducing barriers to cold storage access

The population of Nigeria will double in the next 30 years, reaching around 400 million by 2050, well above...

By Keeya-Lee Ayre
Learning From Our Past: Successful Ecosystem Evolutions Follow a Common Path
Climate Action |

Learning From Our Past: Successful Ecosystem Evolutions Follow a Common Path

In early 2021, BFA Global, CGAP, UNCDF’s Better than Cash Alliance, PayPal, the UN’s Race to Resilience, and the...

By Bethany Kanten
Is digital commerce the future for mobile money providers?
Digital Financial Services |

Is digital commerce the future for mobile money providers?

Mobile money providers working with digital commerce platforms can empower MSEs with much-needed digital tools while growing new sources...

By Matt Grasser
How micro- and small enterprises (MSEs) leveraged informal financing and digital technology during the COVID-19 pandemic in Zambia
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

How micro- and small enterprises (MSEs) leveraged informal financing and digital technology during the COVID-19 pandemic in Zambia

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in drastic declines in revenue for micro- and small enterprises (MSEs) in Zambia....

By Constantine Manda
¿Las Neo-Cooperativas como los próximos disruptores del sector financiero? Un experimento conceptual
Financial Health |

¿Las Neo-Cooperativas como los próximos disruptores del sector financiero? Un experimento conceptual

In English Durante la pandemia de COVID-19, las cooperativas financieras mexicanas han continuado prestando sus servicios a casi 8...

By Gabriela Zapata Alvarez
NeoCo-ops as the next disruptors in the financial sector? A thought experiment
Financial Health |

NeoCo-ops as the next disruptors in the financial sector? A thought experiment

En Espanõl Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Mexican financial cooperatives have continued to serve their nearly 8 million members primarily...

By Gabriela Zapata Alvarez
The market gap for climate change solutions in Africa
Climate Action |

The market gap for climate change solutions in Africa

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the vulnerabilities of our health, financial, and economic systems. Scientists are warning that, at...

By Bethany Kanten
La planeación de escenarios puede ayudar a las cooperativas de ahorro y préstamo mexicanas a prepararse para el impacto del COVID-19
Financial Health |

La planeación de escenarios puede ayudar a las cooperativas de ahorro y préstamo mexicanas a prepararse para el impacto del COVID-19

Todas las opiniones aquí expresadas son exclusivas de BFA Global, por lo que MetLife no es responsable de la...

By Jacob Winiecki
Toolkit assists government agencies to design AML/CFT SupTech roadmaps
Policy and Regulation |

Toolkit assists government agencies to design AML/CFT SupTech roadmaps

The capacity to adopt Supervisory technology (SupTech) solutions varies widely. Anti-money laundering and combating of financing of terrorism (AML/CFT)...

By Simone di Castri
Scenario planning can help Mexican financial cooperatives prepare for COVID-19 impact
Financial Health |

Scenario planning can help Mexican financial cooperatives prepare for COVID-19 impact

All opinions are BFA Global’s.   While the pandemic has caused simultaneous supply and demand shocks to economies around...

By Jacob Winiecki
Short-term fixes are not enough if SMEs are to survive COVID-19
Livelihoods and Microenterprise |

Short-term fixes are not enough if SMEs are to survive COVID-19

As the economic effects of the lockdowns worldwide begin to solidify, businesses large and small are collapsing. While large...

By Coco Dong
Webinar y presentación: Resiliencia Cooperativa en Tiempos de COVID-19
Financial Health |

Webinar y presentación: Resiliencia Cooperativa en Tiempos de COVID-19

Sesión informativa y de presentación de alternativas para el sector cooperativo sobre cómo hacer frente a la contingencia provocada...

By Jorge Hernandez
Webinar y presentación: FinnSalud ante el COVID-19: Hallazgos e iniciativas para enfrentar la crisis
Financial Health |

Webinar y presentación: FinnSalud ante el COVID-19: Hallazgos e iniciativas para enfrentar la crisis

FinnSalud ante el COVID-19: Hallazgos e iniciativas para enfrentar la crisis Presentación virtual para diversas agencias ejecutoras y académicos...

By Jorge Hernandez
Guía de Sugerencias operacionales en tiempos del COVID-19
Financial Health |

Guía de Sugerencias operacionales en tiempos del COVID-19

La guía de Sugerencias operacionales busca apoyar a las cooperativas a prepararse para responder a la crisis...

By Ashirul Amin PhD
Your finances and the Coronavirus pandemic: Dipstick surveys
Financial Health |

Your finances and the Coronavirus pandemic: Dipstick surveys

  Our social science researchers and data scientists set out to capture real-time snapshots of how Covid-19 is affecting...

By Nasozi Kakembo
Proto partners with BFA Global for financial complaints automation solution at Central Banks
Policy and Regulation |

Proto partners with BFA Global for financial complaints automation solution at Central Banks

Nairobi, Kenya / March 24, 2020 — Following its success in developing an award-winning, financial complaints management system and...

By Nasozi Kakembo
iWorkers – a new bellwether of the digital economy?
Financial Health |

iWorkers – a new bellwether of the digital economy?

How inclusive is the digital economy really? As governments and businesses around the world hasten to digitize, this is...

By David Porteous PhD