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NSE's Ibuka Program

Empowa is a member of NSE's Ibuka Program — an incubator for growth-stage African companies — advancing tokenised RWA housing finance toward regulated capital markets.

Programme
NSE's Ibuka
Market
Kenya

NSE's Ibuka Program

Overview

Empowa is a member of NSE's Ibuka Program — an incubator that supports growth-stage African companies preparing for capital-markets readiness. The membership underpins Empowa's work on a Cardano-based Real-World Asset (RWA) tokenisation platform for affordable-housing finance, funded by a Project Catalyst proposal and developed alongside Kenyan stakeholders.

Key Details

  • Programme: NSE's Ibuka (incubator membership)
  • Focus: Cardano-based RWA tokenisation platform for affordable-housing finance
  • Geography: Kenya (Nairobi, plus pan-African institutional partners)

RWA Tokenisation Platform

Keep up to date with our progress in delivering a Cardano-based RWA tokenisation platform for affordable-housing finance, advanced through Empowa's membership of NSE's Ibuka Program.

Project Milestones

  • Milestone 1 — Project Scoping. Status: Completed (Due end of September). Stakeholder engagement, market analysis, and regulatory review for blockchain implementation in Kenya's housing and capital markets.
  • Milestone 2 — Project Scoping Continued. Status: Completed (Due end of October). Finalising stakeholder engagement and assessing technical feasibility for the RWA blockchain solution.
  • Milestone 3 — RTO Pricing Model Calculator. Status: Completed (Due end of January 2025). Develops a Rent-to-Own pricing model and calculator for real-estate tokenisation.
  • Milestone 4 — Pilot Launch. Due end of March 2025. Delivers a Minimum Viable Product for tokenising RTO assets on the Cardano blockchain.
  • Milestone 5 — Sharing Outputs and Opportunities. Due end of June 2025. Documenting progress and fostering collaboration around Cardano technology.

Recent Updates

  • February 2025: Empowa leadership visited Kenya to advance collaboration with Kenyan affordable-housing stakeholders, including meetings with Mi Vida, KMRC, Shelter Afrique, and NACHU.
  • October 2024: Team engaged with local developers (BrownCap, Zima Homes) and institutional partners (Reall, FSD Kenya).

How to Get Involved

  • Purchase $EMP token
  • Lock $EMP in vault for rewards
  • Purchase Founding Community NFT
  • Purchase Seed NFT

Call to Action

Join our journey to enable 1 million African families to become owners of a climate-smart home by 2030!

Stats

  • 1,000,000 — African families targeted as climate-smart home owners by 2030

Status

Active — milestone tracker showing milestones 1-3 completed, 4-5 in progress as of the 2025 update cycle.

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