Source the Products
…and [helped] our entrepreneurs to value that.Gaurav Mehta, Founder and CEO, Dharma Life, Rural Distribution Company in India Sourcing Products for Distributors and Importers Distributors and importers of off-grid solar…
Innovative Rural Employers Keep Pace with Employee Needs
“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…
Seeding solar lighting among Kenya’s maize farmers
…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…
Sunny Money hits record sales through its ‘student lights’ campaign
…was always complaining about eye irritation which was affecting her revision; breathing was also difficult due to smoke. But now I never hear any complaints.†In coming months, Sunny Money…
Women Entrepreneurs bring solar products to the ‘last mile’ in Kenya
…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…
Reuters | Solar keeps lights, phones on for rural Kenyans during pandemic blackouts
…Company, told reporters in June that the blackouts were the result of work being done by the company to replace damaged power lines or to upgrade the network to connect…
The tipping point – How the African market for off-grid lighting products is taking off
…this development by designing a quality assurance program that allows manufacturers, distributors and other bulk buyers to test and improve the quality and design of their lighting products. Eight products…
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…
Nokero partners with ChildFund to power Liberia’s learning passion
…in millions of homes across Africa. To complement this effort, Child Fund launched an online fundraising campaign to enable it raise money to buy and distribute more solar lanterns to…
VIDEO | PAYGo Path To Profitability Training (Webinar Recording)
…position your company for life post COVID. Path to Profitability is a training toolkit that enables senior management at PAYGO companies to analyze the unit economics underlying their business models…