Shell Foundation supports pioneering social enterprises and institutions that serve low-income communities across Africa and Asia lacking access to affordable energy and transport services.
As the world adapts to a different operating environment caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, at Shell Foundation we have been working to help our portfolio of social enterprises and institutions continue delivering energy and transport solutions to low-income consumers in Africa and Asia, and working with sector players to align and maximise the market reach of responses.
SF & portfolio Covid-19 responses
Learning reports, opinion pieces and news from across our portfolio of social enterprises and institutions.
Shell Foundation’s portfolio of enterprises and institutions addresses two major global development challenges: access to energy and access to affordable transport.
people live without reliable electricity globally, and 1.1 bn people live without power altogether (UN Sustainable Development Programme)
people in India will live in urban centres by 2030, up from 340 million in 2008 (McKinsey)
Shell Foundation supports an holistic portfolio of pioneering social enterprises and institutions at various stages of growth with the potential to impact millions of lives.
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