Tackling global development challenges with business solutions
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.
Insights
Learning reports, opinion pieces and news from across our portfolio of social enterprises and institutions.
News
Shell Foundation and FMO Collaborate to Help Achieve Clean Energy Access in Sub-Saharan Africa
News
Shell Foundation and FMO Collaborate to Help Achieve Clean Energy Access in Sub-Saharan Africa
Portfolio Learning
Lessons learnt establishing a PAYG solar model in Nigeria, the world's largest off-grid population
Portfolio Learning
Lessons learnt establishing a PAYG solar model in Nigeria, the world's largest off-grid population
Opinion
Tech Startups Offer New Answers to African Transport Woes. How Can Cities Capitalize?
Opinion
Tech Startups Offer New Answers to African Transport Woes. How Can Cities Capitalize?
Focus Areas
Shell Foundation’s portfolio of enterprises and institutions addresses two major global development challenges: access to energy and access to affordable transport.
Access to Energy
people live without reliable electricity globally, and 1.1 bn people live without power altogether (UN Sustainable Development Programme)
Sustainable Mobility
people in India will live in urban centres by 2030, up from 340 million in 2008 (McKinsey)
Portfolio
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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