The True Cost of Kerosene in Rural Africa
This study documents the price of kerosene in rural areas of five African countries: Senegal, Mali, Ghana, Tanzania and Kenya. The goal is to document the cost of kerosene for…
Quality Assurance
…meaning that consumers can purchase quality-verified products at a lower price. In other cases, quality-verified products may qualify for specific financing options, such as through bulk procurement schemes via the…
Targeting Schools to Reach Whole Communities
Referring to climbing fuel prices, Dr. Moody, a local doctor, businessman and resident of Mafia Island off the southeast coast of Tanzania, said “not many families can use kerosene at…
Apply to Test your Solar Home System Kit
…net wide to be as inclusive and representative as possible in recognition of the emerging product offerings. We will consider all products whose applications arrive before the September 22nd deadline….
ToughStuff partners with bednet manufacturer to reach more people during crises
ToughStuff, the modular solar kit provider, has entered into a partnership with global mosquito net manufacturer and distributor, Bestnet A/S, in order reach more people with solar energy products during…
Learn how to better design and apply end-user subsidies through our series of case studies
…subsidies to the most vulnerable, by leveraging a social safety net program. Rwanda’s EnDev Pro-Poor RBF program devised a methodology to set different levels of subsidies depending on household income….
Apply to Test Your Solar Home System Kit
…programs once the full framework is in place. Our objective for this second round of testing is to cast our net wide to be as inclusive and representative as possible…
PAYG Insight Series: Sales Agent Network Management
…networks, and the high turnover among agents is becoming a big risk to growth and sustainability of the sector. Key Factors Behind a Company’s Agent Network A set of critical…
Distribution of Quality Tested Products Ramps Up and Out
…of success in building volume in remote rural and other hard to reach markets that tend to operate in less conventional ways. The net effect of these activities, and supported…
Quality Standards now Updated
…and instead move toward a system where consumers can compare products based on advertised performance metrics. The details of a reporting framework for the performance metrics will be determined through…