Blue Economy Financial Inclusion Initiative — Pilot Program
A time-bound catalytic partnership that generates the operational, economic, and policy proof required to unlock a nationally transformative programme for 25–30 million women and youth across Nigeria’s 11 coastal states.
BEFI 100 is deliberately designed as a catalytic vehicle—not a permanent parallel programme. Independent evaluation and transparent learning turn pilot activity into bankable models that government, DFIs, and industry can adopt.
Partners define shared proof questions, geographies, and success metrics.
Integrated pilots across five pathways generate real-time evidence.
Independent evaluation produces transferable models and cost curves.
Government, DFIs & industry adopt proven pathways and mobilise ~$1.2 bn.
The 12–15 month proof-of-concept phase is intensive and time-bound. National rollout and capital mobilisation follow only after decision-grade evidence is in hand.
Intensive multi-pathway pilots that generate decision-grade operational, economic, and policy evidence.
Adoption of validated models by government, DFIs, and industry—and mobilisation of remaining capital.
Now – Q4 2026
Months 1–3
Months 4–12
Months 12–15
Part 2
Partner formalisation, design workshop, state prioritisation, baseline design, MoUs, and governance lock. Industry and foundation contribution packages finalised.
Click a state to see its role in the proof phase. Core littoral states are prioritised for pilot depth; extended coastal states remain part of the national ambition.
Click any state on the map to view its role in the BEFI 100 proof phase. Core littoral states are prioritised for pilot depth; extended states remain integral to the national ambition and Part 2 scale-up.
Click a pathway to expand. Solutions that reinforce multiple pathways generate the strongest proof.
Demand-driven training, incubation, and coaching for women- and youth-led blue economy enterprises.
Blended and tailored instruments—working capital, guarantees, first-loss—matched to blue MSME realities.
Structured connections to processors, exporters, tourism operators, and digital marketplaces.
Cold-chain, traceability, digital tools, and climate-smart production systems tested for affordability and usability.
Evidence for gender-responsive regulation, public investment, and coordination across ministries and states.
Order-of-magnitude targets for the 12–15 month proof phase. Exact figures are set with founding partners.
Select a partner type to see the contribution model and value exchange tailored to your organisation.
Co-architect of the proof agenda with formal governance rights and multi-dimensional commitments across the 12–15 month phase.
Manufacturers, equipment suppliers, digital platforms, processors, and cold-chain operators who co-create bankable reference cases.
Federal ministries, state governments, regulators, and public research institutions—co-owners of evidence and the pathway for systems change.
Catalytic grant partners who underwrite the learning, evaluation, and coordination that make larger public and commercial capital flow with higher inclusion quality.
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We welcome bilateral conversations with organisations that see strategic value in co-creating the evidence base for an inclusive Nigerian blue economy.
Thank you for your partnership, vision, and time.