Innovating for an Africa free from poverty

Industrialization

Under the ODIA banner, our industrialization mandate turns the broad development mission into concrete industrial outcomes.

Industrial workers on site

Industrial Development

Building manufacturing and processing capacity across key African sectors.

Innovation & Technology

Advancing technology adoption and innovation ecosystems that power industrial growth.

Skills & Entrepreneurship

Equipping entrepreneurs and the industrial workforce with the skills to compete globally.

Sustainability

Embedding environmental and social sustainability into every industrial project.

Partnerships & Advocacy

Building coalitions with governments, private sector and institutions to advance industrial policy.

These areas turn the broad mission into concrete industrial outcomes.

Impact

ODIA's flagship programmes move into their pilot phase in 2026. The sections below set out what each impact area means for our work and the activities already underway — we'll add measured results as these pilots complete.

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