SPOKEs
SPecialised Outreach and Knowledge Establishments
Our centres are designed within a “Hub and SPOKE” model.
While the hub is the physical centre, such as the ACES Rubirizi campus, SPOKEs are being developed in strategic locations, with expertise tailored to specific areas to demonstrate how these solutions can be deployed practically across the continent.
What are SPOKEs?
Other key elements of a SPOKE include:
- Farmers – making a financial commitment to a co-operative.
- The co-operative – investigating and developing their own financial models
Register interest for a SPOKE
Complementing these, another key overarching pillar in the wider programme is training future trainers who can then go out and work either developing the model in their own communities or create a career supporting other communities. We also run a variety of underpinning foundation, policymaker and wider training programmes (in-person and online), including technical training for refrigeration engineers as well as health and safety and Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) courses.
Interested in the "hub and SPOKE" model? Contact: [email protected]
Essential reading
ACES and MINAGRI Partner to Unlock Rwanda’s Cold-Chain Infrastructure and Agricultural Markets
27th Mar 2026
Rwanda has taken a major step towards strengthening its agricultural value chains and unlocking green investment by signing a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI) and the Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold-Chain (ACES).
“There is a need out there for the training we provide”
17th Mar 2026
Dr Gace Athanase Dalson reflects on his time as ACES Academic Head as he transitions to leading the new Incubation and Innovation Hub
The UK–Rwanda Climate Partnership Conference convened by ACES
16th Mar 2026
On March 24th – 25th, The Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold-Chain (ACES) will convene the UK–Rwanda Climate Partnership Conference, a landmark event for advancing green investment, innovation, and sustainable infrastructure across Africa.
A Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Perspective for International Women’s Day
8th Mar 2026
As the world marks International Women’s Day, it is an opportunity to reflect on how systems such as food preservation and health can become more inclusive, resilient, and equitable.
