EVI Partners

EVI’s clients and partners have included the local and global public and private sectors, and donors.

International NGOs

• Academy for Educational Development (AED)
• ACDI/VOCA
• Adam Smith International (ASI)
• DAI
• Bantwana
• eChange
• Educational Development Center (EDC)
• FHI 360
• Global Communities 
• Global Fairness Initiative (GFI)
• International Rescue Committee (IRC)
• Junior Achievement (JA) Worldwide
• Kabissa
• Plan International
• Save the Children
• TechnoServe
• Winrock International
• World Education Services (WES)
• YouthBuild International (YBI)

Networks and Associations

• Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO)
• California Resources and Training (CARAT)
• Danish Forum for Microfinance (DFM)
• Georgia Microenterprise Network (GMEN)
• Green America
• Kenya Business Development Services (BDS) Donor Committee
• Market Development East Africa (MDEA)
• Microenterprise Council of Maryland (MCM)
• Small Enterprise Education and Promotion (SEEP) Network
• Virginia Microenterprise Network (VMN)
• Western Maryland SCORE Chapter

Private Sector

• Bank of America
• Citibank
• Coca-Cola Company
• eBay
• Engility
• Estée Lauder
• Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company
• Johnstone Supply Company
• Nairobi Bottlers Ltd
• Takaful Insurance of Africa
• ToughStuff
• Well Told Story
• Zanaco Bank

​Foundations

• Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC)
• Citi Foundation
• McKnight Foundation
• Northwest Area Foundation (NWAF)
• The Schimel Lode

Individuals

• Individual donors form a part of EVI’s Social Stakeholders

Consulting Firms

• Abt Associates
• Adam Smith International (ASI)
• Banyan Global
• Chemonics International
• Development Alternatives Inc. (DAI)
• Nathan Associates
• TetraTech
• Weidemann Associates​

Government and Bilateral Donors

• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
• UK Department for International Development (DFID)
• United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
  • USAID Barbados
  • USAID's Displaced Children & Orphans' Fund
  • USAID Office of Microenterprise and Private Enterprise Promotion
  • USAID Office of Professional Development and Management Services 
  • USAID Office of Workforce Development
  • USAID South Africa
  • USAID Timor-Leste
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• United States Department of Labor (DOL)
• United States Feed the Future Initiative
• United States Small Business Administration (SBA)

Universities and Research Institutes

• Frostburg State University, U.S.
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), U.S.
• Wor-Wic Community College, U.S.
• Maseno University, Kenya
• Egerton University, Kenya
• South Eastern Kenya University, Kenya
• Strathmore Business School, Kenya
• United States International University (USIU), Kenya

Local NGOs, Organizations, and Trusts
EVI has worked in local communities with over 120 local partners from the NGO, CBO, local government and local private sector.  Key partners include:

      International:

• BOOST International, Philippines

• FIT Resources Kenya, Kenya
• Fundación E, Mexico
• Kenya Markets Trust, Kenya
• South African Institute for Entrepreneurship, South Africa

      Within the United States:

• Cesar Chavez Public Charter School, Washington, D.C.
• DeKalb Microenterprise Institute, Georgia
• Enterprise for Equity, Washington State
• Entrenuity, Illiinios
• Maryland Capital Enterprise, Maryland
• Shaw EcoVillage, Washington, D.C.
• Women Entrepreneurs of Baltimore, Maryland