As the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic continues to unfold, rural households are among those most impacted. This learning brief — commissioned by SF with co-funding from the Foreign & Commonwealth Development Office and the Mastercard Foundation Rural and Agricultural Finance Learning Lab (RAFLL) — examines actual impacts of Covid-19 on rural households in…
Shell Foundation recently partnered with Seedstars to look for sustainable, scalable and innovative start-ups addressing universal access to energy-related challenges, as well as sustainable agriculture, mobility and transportation. With co-funding from UKAID, we have launched the Energy, Mobility and Agriculture Innovation Program to find African tech entrepreneurs in the mobility, transportation, energy, and agriculture space…
Pula, which provides accessible, scalable insurance solutions for smallholder farmers by bundling insurance with the inputs farmers already use including seeds and fertiliser, has produced a new learning report exploring how gender plays a role in registration decisions in East and Southern Africa. The report, co-funded by Shell Foundation and the UK government, uses Pula’s…
Key Facts Served almost 5 million farmers with insurance and digital service across sub-Saharan Africa since 2015 Work with 40 insurers and eight reinsurers Developed yield datasets of 100k+ data points and adding roughly 30K annually Insurance products across >20 food and cash crops, as well as livestock Pula is reimagining agriculture insurance for smallholder…
SF partner S4S Technologies has been recognised by the prestigious Ashden Awards 2020. India based organisation S4S was presented with the Energy and Livelihoods Award for its innovative solar dryers which cut food waste and support women entrepreneurs. The patented solar conduction dryers can dehydrate a wide range of harvested crops, including fruit, vegetables, grains and spices, with minimal…
Key Facts WEEE Centre has safely processed over 10,000 tonnes of e-waste in Kenya Received several awards and certifications including ISO 9001:2015 & 14001:2015 con quality and environmental management systems Reduction of carbon footprint current estimated to be around 14,400 tonnes CO2/year WEEE Centre is a social enterprise whose main aim is to safely manage…
Key Facts Ranked as south Asia’s top “think tank” and rated 15th globally Launched a $3 million programme – Powering Livelihoods – to scale up clean energy for rural livelihoods in partnership with Villgro The Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) uses data, integrated analysis, and strategic outreach to explain – and change –…
In August 2019 we promoted early pilot findings on the launch of HelloSolar, a new enterprise established with co-funding with the UK government and USAID that sought to integrate a new Pay-As-You-Go solar business with an existing mobile money operator in Ethiopia. Early positive business results and high satisfaction levels among new customers saw us…
The current global pandemic has significantly reduced access to basic necessities. In rural India there is daily pressure to find reliable food supplies. S4S Technologies installs solar powered dehydrators at farm level to convert fruit and vegetables into dehydrated products. Operating across the entire value chain, S4S significantly reduces post-harvest loss and assures that revenue…
In early 2019, we supported Greenlight Planet (GLP), with co-funding from the UK government, to seek a sustainable partnership model with commercial financial institutions to provide financing for modern energy solutions for women in Nigeria. If successful, this model would have far-reaching positive implications on both energy access and financial inclusion throughout the continent. Scalable…