Call for applications

SWITCH-2-CE in ESA Financing Facility

Applications are open for the SWITCH-2-CE in ESA Financing Facility. Conditional funding and hands-on support for growth stage enterprises in plastics, packaging and electronics/e-waste sectors in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania & Malawi.

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Hands assembling a red wire and clay model at a workshop tableEUR 50,000 – 150,000
EUR 50,000 to 150,000Conditional funding for each business
Growth stageStart-ups in their growth stage
2 value chainsPlastics, packaging; electronics / e-waste
4 countriesKenya, Uganda, Tanzania & Malawi

Who can apply

  • Legally registered businesses, including start-ups or micro, small or medium enterprises (MSMEs).
  • You are working on a growth stage innovation that moves a product, material or service from linear to circular.
  • You are a woman/ youth-led enterprise.
Glowing circular-economy leaf symbol

Value chains funded

Plastics & packagingBottles, containers, wrappers, films, and single-use bags, straws and take-away packaging.
Electronics / e-wasteDiscarded equipment with a plug or battery, such as smartphones, laptops, televisions, refrigerators and small household appliances.
Prototype built at a hands-on workshop

What the conditional funding caters for

  • Product and business model development
  • Operational and technical investment
  • Market entry and expansion
  • Compliance and certification
  • Internal systems

Tests for every expense

  • Directly related to your core business.
  • Contributes to circular economy principles.
  • Tied to agreed milestones or deliverables.
  • Catalytic: moves you towards validation, sustainability, scale or follow-on finance.

What you get

Conditional funding

An amount of EUR 50,000 to 150,000, issued against milestones you agree to at the start.

Hands-on support

Inclusive training modalities and accessible learning materials to support the participation of women, youth, informal workers, and SMEs.

Technical support

Milestone-based technical assistance aligned to enterprise maturity through modular, stage-gated tracks, replacing output-driven cohort models with verifiable commercial outcomes.

Application criteria

Circularity enablers

Key dates of the programme

Call opensDate to be announced
Information sessionsDate to be announced
Applications closeDate to be announced
Decisions sentDate to be announced
Agreements signedDate to be announced
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Ready to move from linear to circular?

Conditional funding and hands-on support for growth stage enterprises in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania & Malawi.

Apply here