About PAOSMI

About PAOSMI

Our Corporate Identity

PAOSMI, is a Pan-African organization dedicated to boosting the global competitiveness of small and medium industries (SMIs). Representing over fifty national and regional networks across fifteen industrial sectors, PAOSMI acts as the unified voice for SMIs. With a presence across the continent, including a secretariat, regional offices, country chapters, and affiliate networks/partners. The association admits those in manufacturing, processing, mining, and service industries.

PAOSMI champions structured industrialization to drive economic development and transformation. We facilitate, promote, and catalyze industrial development by focusing on value addition to raw materials and leveraging a knowledge-driven ecosystem of science, technology, & innovation (STI). This aligns with key African development frameworks like AIDA, AfCFTA, BIAT, AMV, Agenda 2063, and the SDGs.

Recognizing that SMIs vital to Africa's economy often struggle with isolation and uncompetitive practices, PAOSMI bridges this gap. We provide support through policy advocacy, fostering innovative ecosystems, offering technical training, and building resilience. PAOSMI engages a wide range of stakeholders, from SMI associations and governments to development partners and financial institutions, to drive African industrialization.
Registered in Kigali, Rwanda (registration number 122075267), as a company limited by guarantee, PAOSMI offers ordinary, affiliate, and institutional memberships.

Our Vision

PAOSMI envisions a thriving, sustainable, and globally competitive African industrial ecosystem, driven by innovative small and medium-scale industries (SMIs), as a leading contributor to the overall industrialization and sustainable socio-economic growth and development of the African continent and its people.

Mission Statement

To empower and promote Micro, Small, and Medium Industries (MSMIs) to catalyze industrial development in Africa through conducive policy and regulatory frameworks and by leveraging on knowledge-driven Innovative Ecosystem of Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI), Digitization, and Fintech, with requisite Industrial Skills Development Schemes, Engagement, and Resilience-building, while protecting and defending their core values and collective interests at all times as well as enhancing Global Competitiveness ranking.

Our Core Values

- Value Addition
- Integrity
- Engagement
- Accountability
- Resilience