SAUTI EAST AFRICA CLOSING THE DIGITAL INFORMATION GAP FOR WOMEN IN TRADE Sauti East Africa empowers women-led small and medium-sized enterprises to trade to legally, safely, and profitably across East Africa’s borders. WHAT WE DO LATEST SokoGrid: Market Intelligence for Pricing, Sourcing and Risk Management SokoGrid transforms fragmented agricultural market data into actionable intelligence through automated data validation, machine learning and predictive analytics. Covering more than 300 commodities and 200 markets, the platform supports evidence-based decisions on prici READ MORE

Our Services & Products

Sauti East Africa combines innovative technologies with proven deep expertise to empower women as forces of change in markets, communities, and households.

LAST-MILE SERVICE DELIVERY FOR VULNERABLE AND HARD-TO-REACH POPULATIONS

We design digital solutions to expand women- and youth-led MSMEs’ access to critical information, business opportunities, and market linkages.

RESEARCH & EVIDENCE

We combine impact and data collection to generate powerful insights that expand inclusive economic participation and market access across rural and cross-border economies.

Our mobile information service delivers real-time market prices, exchange rates, information updates, and trade procedures to traders across East Africa.

TRADE & MARKET INFORMATION PLATFORMS

Analyse, segment, and extract actionable insights on East African cross-border trade using our interactive data dashboard.

SAUTI TRADE & MARKET INSIGHTS

Design, test, and deploy survey and monitoring tools remotely using our end-to-end mobile data collection solutions.

SAUTI SURVEYS & DATA COLLECTION

Why we build technologies for women in trade

Using technology to empower women-led businesses has ripple effects that can help create lasting change for households, communities, and market systems. That’s why we put women as traders, producers, and customers at the centre of our products, services and delivery models.
Learn more about our approach.
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SokoGrid transforms fragmented agricultural market data into actionable intelligence through automated data validation, machine learning and predictive analytics. Covering more than 300 commodities and 200 markets, the platform supports evidence-based decisions on pricing, sourcing and market risks across East Africa.
SokoGrid: Market Intelligence for Pricing, Sourcing and Risk Management
Sahan Mobile simplifies the deployment of USSD and SMS services across Somalia by providing organizations with one integration and one point of contact. Connecting Hormuud, Telesom and Somtel, the service enables coordinated delivery of mobile information services across multiple networks.
Sahan Mobile: Connecting Somalia’s Three Telecom Networks

Sauti East Africa has produced a geospatial analysis report quantifying how distance to physical courts constrains access to justice for poor and vulnerable populations across Kenya.

Women smallholder farmers are the backbone of Kenya’s agricultural productivity and food security. This report offers a scalable, cost-effective, and impact-driven pathway to transform how vulnerable women farmers access, use, and benefit from climate-smart agricultural information.

Sauti East Africa has launched Sahan Mobile, a single integration enabling organisations to deploy USSD and SMS services across Somalia via Hormuud, Telesom, and Somtel, simplifying setup, reducing technical complexity, and expanding nationwide reach.

We participated in a regional forum with GIZ Tanzania and HiiL Justice, sharing insights from our work supporting MSMEs across East Africa and highlighting the need for accessible, affordable, and actionable legal information systems.

PARTNER WITH SAUTI EAST AFRICA

We deliver transformative information technologies and insights to enhance inclusive trade and women’s empowerment initiatives.

Our Partners