Our 2025 Impact Report is here! Explore the stories, data, and lessons we’ve learned along the way.
Our 2025 Impact Report is here! Explore the stories, data, and lessons we’ve learned along the way.
Enterprise for Development International (EfDI) is a Nigerian non-governmental organization registered as a Company Limited
by Guarantee. Established in 1999, EfDI emerged from the Nigeria country programme of TechnoServe Inc., a globally
recognized development organization with operations across Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe.
Building on more than a decade of proven development experience, EfDI has continued to support communities, institutions,
businesses, and development partners across Nigeria and West Africa. We are committed to creating sustainable economic
opportunities, strengthening local institutions, and empowering vulnerable populations to achieve lasting prosperity.
To be the leading development organization that combines global perspectives with local expertise to build prosperous, resilient, and thriving communities.
To strengthen community capacities for wealth creation, enterprise development, and sustainable livelihoods among marginalized and vulnerable populations.
We achieve this by providing technical assistance, capacity-building services, access to finance, market linkages, and strategic partnerships that improve the productivity and profitability of small businesses while delivering measurable social and economic impact.
EfDI delivers impact through a combination of direct service delivery and strategic partnerships. Our proven & ”wholesaling” model focuses on strengthening local organizations, cooperatives, community-based institutions, and development partners so they can effectively deliver services and replicate successful development models at scale.
By building the capacity of local institutions, we create sustainable systems that continue to generate impact long after individual projects have ended.
We support the establishment, growth, and sustainability of producer groups, cooperatives, non-governmental organizations, and community-based organizations through governance strengthening, leadership development, and institutional capacity building.
We empower micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and producer groups through business development services, financial literacy, business planning, value-chain upgrading, and market access initiatives that enhance competitiveness and profitability.
We design and support innovative financial inclusion programmes that improve access to credit, savings, and financial services for underserved populations. Our expertise includes microfinance institution strengthening, credit programme design, and financial linkages with banking and investment partners.
EfDI promotes environmentally sustainable economic opportunities through natural resource management, non-timber forest product development, ecosystem conservation initiatives, and community-led environmental enterprises.
We partner with governments, development agencies, and private-sector organizations, including the oil and gas sector, to design and implement community development programmes that foster inclusive growth, social cohesion, and sustainable impact.
Our team provides high-quality development research, policy analysis, baseline studies, needs assessments, feasibility studies, impact assessments, value-chain analysis, monitoring and evaluation, and strategic advisory services for public, private, and development-sector clients.
For over two decades, EfDI has worked alongside communities, governments, development partners, financial institutions, and private-sector organizations to create sustainable solutions that reduce poverty, strengthen livelihoods, promote inclusive economic growth, and improve community well-being across Nigeria and West Africa.
