…position may be based in either Karachi or Islamabad, Pakistan. The Program Manager will be in charge of leading the implementation of Lighting Pakistan / Afghanistan, including designing the specific…
…via the mobile payment pay-as-you-go (PAYG) system through M-KOPA Solar. The PAYG system allows customers with low incomes to buy a solar product on credit; the consumer makes an initial…
…verified products commands only 17% of the entire market share, indicating that the market in Tanzania suffers from a very high incidence of counterfeit and substandard solar products. It was…
…of kerosene for rural communities, who typically buy kerosene in small quantities generally much less than a litre, is even higher than previously estimated. On average, rural households in five…
…into what is possible in the education sector. Our “Clinic” featured a variety of solar lanterns, providing reliable lighting to increase safety in delivering health care after dark. Renewit…
…on Business Opportunities Onyong’e launched her microbusiness using Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) a mobile-money platform that lets consumers pay for the products in small installments—making the product affordable across income groups. PAYG…
…she has come to value, it is the safety and security her solar light has brought to their lives. Before acquiring her solar lantern in May 2012, she relied on…
…those who buy in small quantities in order to better inform cost benefit analyses for the transition from kerosene lighting to modern off-grid lighting systems. The study reveals a substantial…
…exposed to the technology. “It is not safe to buy something you don’t know,” Aliou Ba, father of 5 school children in the Kaolack region in Senegal, part of a…
…of Acumen explains: ‘investing in companies that focus on making products or services accessible to lower-income households is key’. Harrison also highlights the importance of enablers such as mobile money…
