Kenya Partners
Compounding National Efforts
Replacing Firewood with Clean LPG in Schools
With 90% of Kenya’s 40,000 schools relying on firewood for cooking, an estimated 1.3 million metric tons are burned annually — a single school of 1,200 students can consume 75 truckloads each year.
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Government-Backed
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LPG Distribution
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Nairobi, Kenya
Company Profile
MamaGas
MamaGas is last mile LPG distribution company. It manages last mile distribution for Shell Afrigas. Since 2019, MamaGas has been the heartbeat of Nairobi’s kitchens, delivering trusted cooking gas to homes with speed, safety, and reliability. It also excels in the construction and fit-out of kitchens for schools and hospitals.
BHLF is supporting MamaGas to convert school kitchens from firewood to LPG.
Company Profile
LipaGas
As a self-described “Uber” of LPG, LipaGas is an LPG distribution company that aims to eliminate accessibility barriers to LPG uptake. In Nairobi, LipaGas will convert schools from firewood to LPG. Schools will benefit from our innovative smart meter system, allowing them to manage and pay for their LPG usage in a cost-effective manner.
LipaGas is excited to join the national effort to convert schools to LPG.
Company Profile
Mitanna Gasses
Founded in 2010, Mitanna Gases is a leading LPG & reticulation services company based in Nairobi, Kenya. Their mission is to provide communities with access to clean, safe energy solutions that support quality of life. Having grown out of their sister company, Eastern Gas Distributors — founded in 1985 as a family business — Mitanna Gases has become a strong multi-generational LPG distributor for market-leading brands such as Total, Vivo Energy, Ola Energy & Rubis Energy. They serve 15 counties in the Kenyan market. They seek to become the most trusted and preferred provider of LPG products and solutions for schools.
The BHLF loan is supporting Mitanna in converting at least 12 schools to LPG, improving the health and learning environments for at least 12,000 students and staff.
Broadening LPG’s Reach
Improving Rural Access
Company Profile
MamaGas Tea Farm Initiative
BHLF is supporting MamaGas in expanding its operations into Kericho and Bomet counties in Kenya’s tea-growing region. MamaGas will place LPG cylinder exchange points near tea factories, significantly reducing the distance between tea picker households and LPG availability. MamaGas will enable tea pickers to purchase their first LPG cylinder and stove through a repayment plan, breaking down the affordability barriers for these households.
With thousands of households clustered across tea farms in Kericho and Bomet, we are excited to see MamaGas quickly grow this business model!
Company Profile
Kisac Enterprises
Originally founded in 2008 as a successful handicrafts business, Kisac Enterprises in Kisii County expanded in 2013 to include Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) distribution. With 11 years of experience in LPG distribution, Kisac now serves wholesalers, retailers, and end consumers, aiming to provide clean, affordable, and sustainable energy solutions to communities in rural Western Kenya.
The core mission of Kisac’s LPG division is to improve public health, promote environmental sustainability, and contribute to the region’s economic growth. Kisac Enterprises will expand its LPG business by offering LPG cylinders and stoves to families through existing savings and loans groups (“chamas”).
BHLF is supporting Kisac in breaking down the affordability barrier to cooking with LPG!
Company Profile
Mama Doing Good
MaMa Doing Good is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to catalyze socio-economic transformation in communities through spirituality, collective agency, voice, and influence, supported by three strategic pillars: women’s economic empowerment, environment and climate action, and faith diplomacy.
BHLF is funding a revolving credit fund to help 1,000 table banking members purchase their first LPG cylinder and stove on credit, repaying over time.
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