Building Leaders, Organizations, Systems.
Build.
Become.
Belong.
We partner with leaders and institutions to strengthen organizations, entrepreneurial ecosystems and collaborative systems that create lasting impact across Africa.
01 / WHO WE ARE
Jenga means to build.
Across Africa, building has always meant more than constructing physical structures. It also means shaping character, creating opportunity, strengthening communities and leaving every place better than we found it. This philosophy is at the heart of Jenga Advisory.
Africa’s entrepreneurial landscape is diverse, dynamic and rich in potential. Entrepreneurs, institutions and communities are creating jobs, developing local solutions and responding to complex economic, social and environmental challenges. However, the systems surrounding them do not always provide the coordinated support required for sustainable growth.
These conditions vary across countries and sectors, but common challenges remain. Enterprise support can be fragmented, capital may not align with the needs and realities of growing organizations, and reliable market intelligence can be difficult to access. Institutions must also navigate capacity constraints, shifting priorities and short funding cycles, while locally grounded knowledge is not always fully reflected in strategy and investment decisions.
The opportunity is greater alignment: connecting capable leaders with resilient institutions, enterprises with appropriate capital and support, and investors and development partners with credible local insight. Stronger collaboration among public, private, philanthropic and community actors can reduce duplication, strengthen institutions and help promising initiatives grow beyond individual programmes or funding cycles.
Jenga Advisory exists to support this alignment. We connect people, institutions, knowledge, partnerships and resources to help build stronger enterprises, more resilient organizations and collaborative systems capable of creating lasting value across Africa.
02 / WHAT WE BUILD
Focused advisory for the people, institutions and systems shaping Africa’s next chapter.
Executive & Institutional Stewardship
Developing leaders and strengthening institutions to build resilient organizations that endure.
Enterprise & Ecosystem Stewardship
Helping entrepreneurs and institutions create thriving enterprise ecosystems through ecosystem design, ecosystem intelligence and capacity strengthening.
Market Entry, Capital & Growth Stewardship
Supporting organizations to enter, invest, grow and scale across Africa by combining strategic market intelligence with trusted ecosystem relationships and catalytic capital.
Strategic Convening & Facilitation
Designing and facilitating the conversations, partnerships and collaborations that enable systems change and long-term impact.
How the dimensions work
03 / OUR DISTINCTIVE APPROACH
“Sustainable transformation begins by developing people before organizations, strengthening institutions before systems, and cultivating leaders who steward opportunities for future generations.”
Our work is grounded in a simple conviction: stewardship—not status—is the highest form of leadership. We combine systems thinking with local intelligence, human-centred leadership and practical delivery.
Aligning actors, incentives, capital and institutions so that markets and systems work together for inclusive, lasting impact.
04 / ADVISOR
Regional Development Leader | Strategic Partnerships | Systems Change | Entrepreneurship Ecosystems | ESG - Impact | Africa
Grace Wachori is a Pan-African strategic advisor, institution builder, and entrepreneurship ecosystem strategist with 15+ years mobilising resources and strengthening systems for inclusive economic and social development across East, West, Southern and the Horn of Africa.
Most recently Regional Director for Africa at the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs, she has also worked with B Lab Africa, Dalberg, The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL), Mettā, Village Capital, and Legado International, partnering with governments, foundations, corporates, investors, and entrepreneurs on enterprise development, institutional transformation, climate action, gender inclusion, and impact strategy.
She has served on the boards and committees of the Association of Startups and SME Enablers of Kenya (ASSEK), TechnoServe's National Duka Owners Association, Anza Village, the ANDE East Africa Steering Committee, and the ANDE Global Advisory Board. She holds a degree in Business Information Technology, alongside ESG studies and an ongoing Master's in Clinical Psychology. This multidisciplinary foundation brings business, technology, sustainability, impact and human wellbeing together in her advisory practice.
Recognised for translating strategy into execution, Grace connects diverse stakeholders, strengthens institutions and turns ambitious ideas into practical pathways for sustainable growth. Her work is grounded in Builder Stewardship: developing people, building resilient institutions and cultivating collaborative systems for present and future generations.
LET'S BUILD TOGETHER
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