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Keep IT Cool

Strategic pillar: Fostering innovation
Customer group: Micro-entrepreneur
Region: Africa
Partner since: 2020
Joint partners FCDO
FCDO funding type: CASEE
Technology: Solar-powered freezers

About

Keep IT Cool (KIC) provides sustainable refrigeration and smart distribution solutions for smallholder farmers and fisherfolk. KIC’s technology helps extend the shelf life of their customers’ produce, reduces spoilage, and creates more stable incomes. By improving profits and cutting down on food waste, KIC is helping build a more sustainable future for these communities.

Project Focus

Shell Foundation is supporting Keep IT Cool to pilot cooling solutions for intermittent grid and off-grid fisherfolk and distributors, helping expand the business’s reach and generate additional income. Shell Foundation also helps validate Keep IT Cool’s business model by supporting investment in scaling assets and providing strategic business support.

FCDO Micro-Entrepreneurs East Africa Cold Storage

Keep It Cool wins Earthshot prize

Shell Foundation portfolio partner, Keep IT Cool, was announced this week as a winner of the 2024 Earthshot Prize in…

08th November 2024

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