Key Highlights More than 250 experts working from six country offices Has improved sustainability in more than 200 cities since 2015 Solutions serve 1.5bn passengers annually across 68 cities Formerly branded as WRI-EMBARQ, WRI Ross Center is a division of the World Resources Institute that works with cities to enable more connected, compact and coordinated…
Key Facts Completed >9,800 motorcycle leases to motorcycle taxi drivers; creating almost $8m in asset ownership to date Operating in nationally across Uganda and have expanded into Kenya Tugende finances income-generating assets for unserved, financially-excluded customers in East Africa, putting them in control of their financial future. The business’s primary product is a lease-to-own motorcycle…
KEY FACTS Launched Project Vahini – an initiative to promote safe and affordable transport for female commuters and improve safety and income for women drivers Won a 2019 Ashden Award for Sustainability in the International Social Mobility category SMV’s range of e-rickshaws provides safe, clean and affordable mobility to commuters and helps drivers improve their…
KEY FACTS Currently at 35 million rides on the SafeBoda platform Launched in Ibadan, Nigeria, during the pandemic and have on average 2,000 monthly drivers Growth of food, shop and package delivery segments to 400,000 orders SafeBoda combines a ride hailing app – developed by a pan-African team and designed to scale – with a…
KEY FACTS Completed 8 million trips 13,000 drivers onboarded, servicing 800,000 users Developed two-wheel electric vehicle for the African market MAX integrates ride-hailing technology with data-driven asset-finance to deliver a full-service business model, including: Mobile app for motorcycle ride hailing Driver profiling/onboarding programme that uses psychometric tests and machine learning Data-driven asset-finance to help drivers…
Key Facts Completed 95,000+ trips More than +47,000 registered users Employed more than 60 staff Bussi offers a digital-enabled passenger van pooling service that provides a safer, quicker, affordable and more convenient experience for commuters in Latin American megacities. At least 30% cheaper than other forms of private transport, Bussi is tackling three market failures:…
SafeBoda is using modern technology to provide safer rides to motorbike taxi (boda-boda) passengers, increase profitability and regulation for drivers, and improve the lives of thousands of Ugandans that rely on boda-bodas as their main source of daily transport. Boda-bodas play a vital role in the Kampala traffic system as they are affordable and can…
SafeBoda is shifting attitudes towards motorbike taxis (boda-bodas) in Uganda, and planning to export its model to new markets in 2018. This report looks at the impact the company – which operates a ride hailing app to link customers with a community of well-trained, professional riders – has impacted the lives of women passengers. Drawing…
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.…
The issue of sustainable mobility in rapidly growing cities is now beginning to take centre stage as a major obstacle to sustainable economic development. Rapid urbanisation has led to levels of congestion and pollution that severely impair the economic prospects of cities and the health and wellbeing of the people that live there. In addition,…