Africa’s First Sustainable Garment Factory, Built with Upcycled Containers
A model for green industrialisation across Africa.
Problem/Need:
Lack of ready-to-use fit-for-purpose industrial spaces in Kenya’s Export Processing Zones (EPZ) has slowed down the garment’s sector growth, limiting exports, and job creation.
TCA Intervention
Provision of subordinated debt, facilitation of senior debt, and viability gap funding to ensure project execution.
Investments So Far
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TCA
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USAID
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GATSBY AFRICA
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MODULAR EPZ
Eco-friendly features
A large underground tank for rainwater harvesting
Advanced insulation to enhance cooling and innovative sanitation solutions to minimise waste
Strategic energy-saving designs that maximise natural lighting, reducing the dependency on artificial light.
Bamboo Poles are used over traditional wooden ones for electrical grids as they are:
More durable (lasting over 50 years)
Promote faster re-growth (maturing in just 1 to 1.5 years)
Lightweight. This allows for more poles per truckload, reducing transportation costs and pollution, among other benefits.
our goals
Projected Impact
TCA is aiming to create over 2,000 jobs—80% of them for women and youth—while saving 18 tons of CO₂ and conserving 1,000 m³ of water annually, with targeted completion by May 2025.
created (80% women & youth).
of CO₂ saved annually.
of water conserved each year.
by May 2025.
