As the world adapts to a different operating environment caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, at Shell Foundation we have been working to formalise our response strategy to help our portfolio of social enterprises and institutions continue delivering energy and transport solutions to low-income consumers in Africa and Asia, and that the sector response is aligned…
Access to goods and services is a constant challenge for rural communities in Africa and Asia. These challenges have been exacerbated further by the Covid-19 pandemic. Waterbus builds and operates catamaran ferries for safe and affordable transport of passengers and goods, linking islands on Lake Victoria to the Kenyan mainland. Although rural Kenya is not…
Shell Foundation and TUMI, the government-led funding initiative focused on sustainable mobility, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to advance the awareness and activity around sustainable transport. The MoU was signed at the Transforming Transportation conference in DC and commits both organisations to collaborating over work on advocacy, pipeline development and impact measurement in…
This blog originally appeared on the CityFix website. See the full study report The fundamentals of urban mobility are changing rapidly. Apps like Uber and Lyft are becoming ubiquitous around the world and new modes like electric and shared bicycles and scooters are on the rise. The conversation is increasingly trending toward mobility as a…
Most social enterprises agree that sales, together with access to finance and distribution are the key issues they face, together with access to finance and talent. In this SF report we share the findings from our work with leading social enterprises to build sustainable rural value chains in the off-grid energy sector over the last…
Key Facts Sources produce from 9000+ farmers in rural areas, and sells to 6000+ vendors in Nairobi, Kenya. 48 collection centres bringing in 100 tonnes produce daily Twiga Foods is a business-to-business food distribution company that builds fair and reliable markets for agricultural producers and retailers through technology. Twiga has built collection centres across Kenya…
Key facts Demonstrated 114% growth in orders shipped in the last 12 months, serving >33,000 per month Serves more than 8,000 villages with a pool of around 25,000 transporters and 54 channel partners Fleet platform expanded from southern India to Mozambique and Uganda Tusker uses a mobile platform to enable anybody with a registered vehicle…
key facts Over 2 million passengers carried – the majority earning less than $2/day Pivoted to distribution support during the pandemic in partnership with The Red Cross Kenya Operates four routes on Kenyan border of Lake Victoria; progressing with manufacturing of two additional ferries Waterbus (formerly Globology) builds and operates catamaran ferries for safe and…
Shell Foundation has supported M-KOPA since 2011 to establish its solar and mobile technology solution and to provide affordable, clean and bright energy to off-grid villages in East Africa. In 2016, M-KOPA Labs was established to accelerate the company’s ability to produce innovative, larger capacity appliances capable of interfacing with off-grid energy. In developing new…
When Shell Foundation was created in 2000, we set out to test a theory, largely unproven at the time, that market forces could be directed to deliver lasting socio-economic, health and environmental value to low-income communities – and that eradicating many of the world’s most entrenched development challenges could be financed predominantly from private capital.…