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Bottom-up green transformation • TVET Fair 2026

Three crises.
One platform.

Dandora is 30 acres. Nairobi generates 60 tonnes of recyclables daily. 200,000 TVET graduates have no jobs. TakatakaSmart solves all three.

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200,000

TVET graduates targeted for green jobs

60 t

Daily recyclables generated in Nairobi

<10%

Kenya's current recycling rate — we target 25%

47

Counties covered through one platform

Win differentiator #1

The TakaTaka Kazi Module

A graduate with a smartphone goes from unemployed to certified to earning — in under 4 days. At zero cost.

  • Register with TVET admission number — verified via Partnership API
  • Complete 4 micro-courses: sorting, e-waste, logistics, EPR compliance
  • Receive QR-coded certificate with SHA-256 hash — verifiable by counties
  • Bid for gigs in your county — daily M-Pesa B2C payout
  • Stack certificates → climb from KES 800/day to KES 3,500/day
Register as graduate

Aisha's 4-day journey

1

Day 1

Registers with adm. no. KNG/2024/0421 — verified in 2 sec

2

Day 2

Completes Sorting + E-waste modules. 80%, 90% scores.

3

Day 3

Earns full Green Technician certificate. SMS sent.

4

Day 4

Hired by BausTaka for KES 1,200/day route in Kajiado.

The platform

Six modules. One circular economy.

Win differentiator

TakaTaka Kazi

200,000 TVET graduates register, get certified in 4–6 hours, bid for gigs, and get paid via M-Pesa.

Win differentiator
Skilling

Verifiable QR Certificates

SHA-256 cert hashes, scannable by counties and employers. NEMA-recognized green technician credentials.

Skilling
Research

AI Waste Scanner

On-device TensorFlow Lite classifies 8 waste categories + estimates kilos. Fraud-proof gamification.

Research
Inclusion

Six M-Pesa Daraja flows

STK Push, B2C payouts, B2B procurement, USSD fallback. Every shilling tracked, no PIN ever touches the app.

Inclusion
Policy

National Waste Intelligence

Real-time ward-level dashboards for NEMA & counties. Quarterly research reports auto-generated.

Policy
Climate

Carbon Credit Module

Every tonne diverted from Dandora = tradeable Gold Standard credits. Counties earn, not spend.

Climate

From household to recycler

The 24-hour circular loop

Every hand-off recorded. Every payment automated. Every stakeholder sees only what they need.

01

Household

Schedules pickup, pays via M-Pesa STK Push

02

Backend

Auto-assigns nearest licensed collector by GPS

03

Collector

Accepts job, navigates, logs weight + photo

04

Aggregator

Sorts batch, lists inventory on marketplace

05

Recycler

Buys plastic batch, processes, logs CO₂ saved

06

Household

Receives impact card + reward points

Ready to formalize Kenya's green economy?

Whether you're a graduate, household, collector or county officer — this is your platform.

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