Access to Finance
…and build a sustainable business. A lack of finance results in bottlenecks all along the supply chain, impeding businesses, thereby reducing availability and driving up prices for consumers – who…
…and build a sustainable business. A lack of finance results in bottlenecks all along the supply chain, impeding businesses, thereby reducing availability and driving up prices for consumers – who…
What do you think of when you imagine a village center? Most likely some sort of kiosk or market comes to mind; a place to buy essentials, and perhaps a…
…and their benefits jumped from 25 percent to 60 percent. The campaign worked. The second component built a cadre of women entrepreneurs to act as sales and service agents. We…
“I was buying a full jerry can [of kerosene] costing Ksh 600/- ($ 6.40) for my father and mum every month, only for them to see. Then my brother’s children…
…would buy paraffin worth Sh20 everyday for my koroboi (open-wick) and pressure lamps but it was often only enough to see us through our evening meal; my children could not…
…can then buy the lights and enjoy clean, safe and affordable solar lighting. Felista Mlay who lives in Rombo, Kilimanjaro and whose daughter purchased a d.light S1 solar lantern during…
…on dangerous and expensive kerosene-based lighting products. When kerosene – or funds to buy it – was in short supply, her family endured total darkness after nightfall. In her search…
…buy kerosene for lamplight. And she can also help others in her area who are without electricity, either because of faults on power lines around the country due to heavy…
…panels. Home owners typically buy their solar systems out right or lease them from a third party like SolarCity SCTY 3.47% . These solar systems tend to plug into the…
“My children use the kerosene lamp to study at night, but on the days when I can only afford to buy a very small amount of kerosene my children do…