Selling Solar to Rural Africa is Emerging as a Hot Market
…most successful mobile payment services. By some estimates, 95% of Kenyan adults use it to buy goods and services, and a third of Kenya’s GDP flows through it every year….
EVENT | Unlocking Solar Capital: PAYGO Financial Analysis & Reporting
…this session, please click here. RSVP NOW Workshop Organizers Russell Sturm, LIGHTING GLOBAL A thought leader in the field of sustainable energy market development, Russell leads IFC’s global energy…
Our Partners
…related country programs in Asia and Africa are implemented in partnership with the following in alphabetical order: Africa Renewable Energy Access Program (AFREA), Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Energy Sector Management…
Women Entrepreneurs bring solar products to the ‘last mile’ in Kenya
…from Lighting Africa/Kenya, Onyong’e added additional quality-verified solar products to her stock and her business grew quickly. She soon enlisted her husband’s help, who uses his motorbike to deliver SHSs…
Path to Profitability
…of sales, regional sales managers). Additional days of engagement can be arranged to provide additional support to firms to implement changes identified during the workshop. During the session, off-grid firms…
How Much Does Kerosene Really Cost?
“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…
Seeding solar lighting among Kenya’s maize farmers
…heartily took up the idea. She bought her family a d.light S250 lantern using a loan advanced by the Korosiot Women’s Group, which she will repay in two months. I…
VACANCY | Communications Consultant (China)
Communications & Client Engagement Consultant Job Title: Short Term Consultant for Lighting Global (75 Days) Location: Shenzhen, China Department: Lighting Global, IFC Energy Access Advisory Background Lighting Global is…
Putting “Last-Mile” Consumers First in Kenya
…allowed Onyong’e to take the items without capital, offer them for purchase to neighbors in her village, and receive payment after sales. After the training from Lighting Africa/Kenya, Onyong’e added…
PAYG Insight Series: Sales Agent Network Management
…5 years), it has also forced agents to develop an additional set of skills. Agents can no longer focus on one big sale. Instead, they now have to engage in…