Denis Kalanzi
Program Implementation Lead - Agriculture
Denis brings over 15 years of experience managing, monitoring, and implementing agribusiness and smallholder development programs throughout Uganda.

With a successful track record of leading program operations worth more than $5M, he possesses broad expertise in designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating program interventions. Denis has also facilitated the formation of production and marketing associations, empowering over 500 smallholder farmers dealing in rice, soybean, beans, coffee, and maize to access input and output markets.

His passion for supporting smallholder farmers is evident through his management of various projects with organizations such as Africa 2000 Network Uganda and YARD, aimed at providing farmers with the necessary support to improve their livelihoods.

Denis earned a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Management from Makerere University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Monitoring and Evaluation from Uganda Management Institute (UMI).

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      Investment Advisory

      We provide investment guidance to corporations and governments, and also manage internal and development partner guarantee and debt impact funds, that are part of access-to-finance programs.

      Fund Management

      We offer fund management services, particularly for debt impact funds, that are deployed through other financial institutions, and that are monitored through our technology platforms.

      Public Investment Analysis

      We conduct governments’ analyses of economic viability considerations among several project implementation options, that include public-private partnerships, with main focus areas being financial services, manufacturing and infrastructure.

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      Our comprehensive services spanning valuation, fundraising, feasibility studies, transaction advisory, and strategy development support, empower clients for sustainable growth and value creation.

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      Investment Advisory
      Investment Advisory

      We provide investment guidance to corporations and governments, and also manage internal and development partner guarantee and debt impact funds, that are part of access-to-finance programs.

      Fund Management

      We offer fund management services, particularly for debt impact funds, that are deployed through other financial institutions, and that are monitored through our technology platforms.

      Corporate Finance and Strategy

      Our comprehensive services spanning valuation, fundraising, feasibility studies, transaction advisory, and strategy development support, empower clients for sustainable growth and value creation.

      Public Investment Analysis

      We conduct governments’ analyses of economic viability considerations among several project implementation options, that include public-private partnerships, with main focus areas being financial services, manufacturing and infrastructure.

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      Our technology team builds and deploys innovations that power our business, and then uses this experience to support clients’ digital transformation and innovation journeys.

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      Leveraging our technology innovations and managed funds, we design and implement market-system-based interventions whose sustainability is achieved by aligning private sector investment incentives with desired bottom-of-the-pyramid development objectives.

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      Leveraging our in-house technology and investment teams, we design and execute feasible interventions to the satisfaction of our clients.

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      Our dedication to program implementation excellence is amplified by our Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEAL) framework, enhanced with cutting-edge technology.

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      This encompasses third-party monitoring, baseline studies and both midterm and endline evaluations, offering a robust framework for assessing and evaluating client program performance

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      Working with the firm’s Technology Services arm, we empower organisations with advanced data analytics, visualisation and reporting expertise.

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