A launchpad
for kingdom business entrepreneurs & Startups
Next class starts in August 2026!
Starting or growing a Christian Business in East Africa?
You've come to The Right Community!
AVODA Institute of Entrepreneurship’s three programs are designed specifically to help Christian entrepreneurs in East Africa raise revenue and investment to become transformative businesses for Christ.
AVODA was born from painstaking research and interviews into over 300 African startups, accelerator programs, and investor networks. AVODA identified 36 specific challenges that African entrepreneurs face today. AVODA’s programs are made to help address these challenges.
AVODA is East Africa’s first NextGen Startup Hub. We recognize that many entrepreneurs in Uganda, Tanzania, and other East African nations are ready to outgrow the “grant-preneurship” model (i.e. small businesses starting and surviving on small, US$10-50k grants) that has largely defined Africa’s startup ecosystem till now. The “Next Generation” (NextGen) of East Africa’s startups must focus on securing local revenue and international contracts, rather than grants. As a NextGen Startup Hub, AVODA focuses on connecting our students, not only to investors and donors, but to revenue – local and global customers and markets.
AVODA's Kingdom Vision for Africa
With 680 million Christians and counting, Africa is rapidly becoming the “global center of Christianity”. However, Africa’s Christian businesses are not only under-served in customized business education and business funding, they are yet to be made fully aware of their historic opportunity to build the Kingdom of God in and through Africa.
AVODA’s vision is to equip Africa’s Christian businesses with the practical tools, necessary resources, and Kingdom-driven community to make revenue and impact for Christ, both locally and globally.
NOTE: The AVODA Institute serves startups with under $300k of sales per year, or under $1 million in valuation. For startups with larger sales or valuations, see the AVODA Silver Program under the AVODA Consultancy.
Located at the very heart of Kampala!
More facts that make AVODA unique for students and investors
The AVODA Group Advantage
AVODA Institute of Entrepreneurship is a member of AVODA Group, a Japan-based strategic consulting firm that serves various global clients, including banks and governments.
This provides our entrepreneurs with a massive strategic advantage, giving them world-class exposure, and allowing them to seek business contracts with large overseas clientele.
The AVICS Advantage
One of the biggest challenges for African entrepreneurs is the high interest rates of commercial loans and micro-finance credit.
The AVODA Interest & Credit Score (AVICS) system uses an algorithm to track students’ tuition payment history, grades, daily punctuality, and more to produce accurate and favorable interest rate recommendations for investors who want to provide loans to our entrepreneurs.
The AVODA Fund Advantage
The AVODA Institute can invest into its entrepreneurs from its US-based partner, AVODA Fund. This allows AVODA Institute to invest into its entrepreneurs at sub-market rates, using the AVICS system to assess each entrepreneur’s credit-worthiness.
AVODA Blue Programs in Uganda
AVODA Essentials
- Time: 5:45pm to 8:00pm.
- Duration: 4 Months
- Fees: UGX 330,000 (approx. UGX 82,500/month for 4 months)
- Included:
- 4 months access to physical AVODA Blue classes
- Experience AVODA Online for 2 weeks
- Included:
- Not included:
- Sales coaching (can purchase separately at 50,000 /= per 45-min session)
- Business-building coaching (can purchase separately at 50,000 /= per 45-min session)
- AVODA Co-working space
- (can purchase separately from 25,000 /= per day)
- AVICS credit score & investor connections
- AVODA Kingdom Business Workbook Suite (9 volumes)
- Introductions to customers
- “Meet the CEOs” fieldtrips
- Certificate & Graduation
- AVODA Blue Status : Lifetime free access to all AVODA classes, events, online content, on-site library, and global investor network. (can be purchased separately subject to attendance rate, payment history, and full payment of AVODA Blue tuition)
- Not included:
AVODA Online
- Time: 5:45pm to 8:00pm.
- Duration: 4 Months
- Fees: UGX 1,650,000 (approx. UGX 412,500/month for 4 months)
- Included:
- Access to AVODA Online for 18 months
- Access to up to 9 physical AVODA Blue classes
- 6 months business-building virtual coaching (up to 1 session / week, 45-min)
- 6 months virtual sales coaching (up to 1 session / week, 45-min)
- AVODA Kingdom Business Workbook Suite (9 volumes)
- Introductions to customers
- AVODA Online Certificate, Graduation
- Included:
- NOT included:
- AVODA Co-working space (can purchase separately from 25,000 /= per day)
- AVICS Credit Score & Investor connections
- “Meet the CEOs” fieldtrips AVODA Blue Status : Lifetime free access to all AVODA classes, events, online content, on-site library, and global investor network. (can be purchased separately subject to attendance rate, payment history, and full payment of AVODA Blue tuition)
- NOT included:
AVODA Blue
- Time: 5:45pm to 8:00pm.
- Duration: 4 Months
- Fees: UGX 2,625,000 (approx. UGX 656,250/month for 4 months)
- Included:
- 4-month AVODA Blue classes (2 hours/day, Tue-Thur)
- Full access to AVODA Online
- AVODA Kingdom Business Workbook Suite (9 volumes)
- 12 months business-building coaching (up to 2 sessions / week)
- 12 months sales coaching (up to 2 sessions / week)
- Lifetime membership for AVODA Co-working space
- AVICS Credit Score & Investor connections
- Customer introductions
- “Meet the CEOs” fieldtrips
- AVODA Blue Certificate, graduation
- AVODA Blue Status: Lifetime free access to all AVODA classes, events, online content, on-site library, and global investor network.
- Included:
- NOT included:
- A lonely, Christian entrepreneurial journey that moves too slowly for this short life without adequate financial, business, and spiritual support
- NOT included:
TESTIMONIALS - AVODA Blue Program (2023)
TESTIMONIALS - AVODA Blue Program (2022)
AVODA Blue Program Overview
AVODA Essentials
[2 Weeks]
Fun and engaging, the AVODA Green program provides you with intense learning, team-based, and community-based activities that will awaken the entrepreneur within you and inspire you to dream BIG to improve lives and transform communities for Christ.
