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The Partnership

Nairobi agency that won Kenya's first Cannes Lions Grand Prix, the only one for the Middle East and Africa in 2026.

  • Agency
  • Nairobi, Kenya
  • Reviewed October 2026

The Partnership is an agency in Nairobi. At Cannes Lions 2026 it won the Sustainable Development Goals Grand Prix for "Paid Sick Leave for Cows", made for the dairy brand Too Good, which compensates smallholder farmers while cows treated with antibiotics recover. It was Kenya's first Grand Prix and the only one for the Middle East and Africa that year.

Standing in the Report's landscape

  • No. 8 in Top agencies in the Middle East and Africa, 20262026 edition

    3 points: the Middle East and Africa's only Grand Prix at Cannes Lions 2026; tied at 3 with no Effie standing found in the sources read.

    See the list and how it was made

The rankings behind it

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Where it shines

  • Kenya's first Cannes Lions Grand Prix (2026).
  • Its awarded work ties a brand to a measurable change for farmers, the kind of case buyers in agriculture and FMCG ask for.

Check before signing

  • Ownership, offices and services were not confirmed by the sources read: ask before shortlisting.
  • Its standing rests on one award: ask for effectiveness results of the campaign.

What it offers

Industries
Consumer goods (FMCG)
Markets
Kenya
How it is classified
Category
Creative

Something is listed only when it can be checked. A connection we could not confirm is left off, and Find your stack then credits a public API at half weight.

Our six checks0 of 6 shown by a source
  • Ownership is public: not known yet
  • Services are published: not known yet
  • Offices are listed: not known yet
  • Privacy is published: not known yet
  • Effectiveness is evidenced: not known yet
  • Work is shown: not known yet
Criteria: 0 / 6 met.
Medium confidence
  • Ownership is publicNot assessed

    It names its owner (the holding group) or states that it is independent, and names its leadership.

    Not checked on the agency's own pages for this listing.

  • Services are publishedNot assessed

    A services or capabilities page says what it does.

    Not checked on the agency's own pages for this listing.

  • Offices are listedNot assessed

    It publishes where it operates: its offices or markets.

    Not checked on the agency's own pages for this listing.

  • Privacy is publishedNot assessed

    Its site has a privacy notice, and a code of conduct where one was seen.

    Not checked on the agency's own pages for this listing.

  • Effectiveness is evidencedNot assessed

    An independent effectiveness ranking or award from 2023 to 2026 names it (the Effie Index, the IPA Effectiveness Awards, the WARC Effective 100).

    No 2023–2026 effectiveness ranking or award (Effie, IPA, WARC Effective 100) was found in the sources read for this list.

  • Work is shownNot assessed

    It publishes case studies or named client work.

    Festival coverage names its Too Good work; its own case pages were not checked.

Not assessed is not a failure — it means we have not checked yet. Methodology

EvidenceSources: 4

Sources

  1. Final winners announced for 2026Cannes Lions, 2026-06To re-check
  2. Kenya wins first Grand Prix at Cannes Lions; Film Grand Prix goes to Mother LondonMedia & Marketing, 2026-06To re-check
  3. Cannes Lions 2026: Ogilvy bags Network of the Year; Kenya gets first-ever Grand Prixexchange4media, 2026-06To re-check
  4. MEA Cannes Lions winners 2026LBB Online, 2026-06To re-check
Every attribute18 recorded · 17 not yet

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Identity

TypeAgency
CategoriesCreative
FoundedNot recorded
HeadquartersKenya
OwnershipNot recorded
Parent companyNot recorded
Stock tickerNot recorded
Added byIMC Report team

Fit

ObjectivesNot recorded
DisciplinesNot recorded
Number of disciplinesNot recorded
SuitsNone
Company sizesNot recorded
IndustriesConsumer goods (FMCG)
MarketsKenya
Reach45/100
Support languagesNot recorded

Capabilities

AvailabilityGenerally available

Commercial

Pricing modelsNot recorded

Trust

Ownership is publicNot recorded
Services are publishedNot recorded
Offices are listedNot recorded
Privacy is publishedNot recorded
Effectiveness is evidencedNot recorded
Work is shownNot recorded
Checks met0
AttestationsNot recorded
How much we've checkedMedium
Sources4
Last reviewedOctober 2026

Recognition

Analyst recognitions1
Landscape listsMiddle East and Africa
Best rank in a list8

The community

"Looks right" confirmations0
Community experiences0

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