Keep It Cool

About this project

Keep IT Cool provides an end-to-end cold chain logistics solution to help align supply with demand, using a technology platform to reduce waste and improve efficiency. First, it provides ice and cooler boxes to the fisherfolk whilst they are open water catching fish and at the landing site. It also operates hubs near landing sites at Lake Victoria and Lake Tukana which serve as the first point of engagement for the fisherfolk with KIC. The hubs provide storage for the produce using cooler boxes and have a consistent and reliable source of ice. Additionally, the hubs are the sites of the initial quality checks (for the catch) and offer training for the fisherfolk on optimal fish handling practices. As a middle step, the aggregated produce is transported to the Zidisha Hub, in Nairobi for value addition. Further quality checks are conducted upon receipt of the produce and before the fish is sorted, scaled, gutted or filleted, and portioned according to customer specifications. Then at the Sambaza Hub, the Dispatch Hub, processed products are received and a final quality check is performed before the products are stored in one of two solar cold storage units. Once orders have been checked and verified, the produce is prepared for delivery to the respective B2B retailers or B2C customers.As a last-mile Intervention, KIC also installs solar-powered freezers for retailers to deliver reliable cold storage solutions for fish retailers who struggle with unstable electricity grids

Published by

Global Innovation Fund · International NGO

Countries

Kenya, Uganda

Sectors

III.1.a. Agriculture

Implemented by

Keep It Cool

Published by Global Innovation Fund to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 24 Sept 2025 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: GB-CHC-1171353-KeepitCool.

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