Jiji Launches Free Business Course for Entrepreneurs; USIU-Africa Receives Grant for Open-Payment Tech - October 2025

Jiji Kenya has launched a free online course, “Zero to Profit: The Essentials of Business Building,” aimed at transforming aspiring entrepreneurs into profitable business owners. This initiative, launched in partnership with Mount Kenya University (MKU), is designed to empower young Kenyans and address high youth unemployment. In a separate initiative, the Interledger Foundation awarded a grant to United States International University-Africa (USIU-Africa) in Kenya. The grant is part of the foundation's "NextGen Higher Education Grant Program." Its purpose is to promote open-payment technology and foster a workforce knowledgeable in open-source payment systems to enhance financial inclusion.