At their workshop in a Kampala suburb, Lawrence Okettayot and his business partner, both in their mid-20s, drilled holes and screws into a steel-lined, green wooden box designed to dry food in an eco-friendly way. … read more
More and more safari lodges across Africa are turning to green energy alternatives; alternatives that are clean and of lesser environmental impact compared to the conventional fossil fuel energy resources. It’s not only a better … read more
For over a century, countries have struggled to find affordable and sustainable ways to ensure that all citizens have access to reliable electricity. In sparsely populated regions in sub-Saharan Africa and developing Asia, utilities, in … read more
Electricity providers in Uganda are teaming up to find a new business model to boost the speed and efficiency of getting power to those living without it, in the hope it can be copied in … read more
This new report focuses on innovative models that can leverage digital financial services (DFS) to accelerate energy access. It addresses the current state of DFS for off-grid energy in Uganda, potential innovative partnership models, and challenges … read more
This new policy brief is one of a series on frontrunning climate actions in cities around the world. The objective of this series is to strengthen the evidence on the economic and social implications … read more
BrightLife, a social enterprise by FINCA International, and FINCA Uganda, a microfinance deposit-accepting institution, launch a new product, called “Prosper,” to bring clean and affordable household energy and responsible financial services to Ugandan families. Under … read more
This report is one in a series of insights on how to reach ‘unserved populations’ by targeting barriers to both ability to pay and willingness to pay, discussing challenges across affordability, access and awareness. … read more
SENDEA is a program of the Stiftung Solarenergie (Germany): a network of like-minded local solar companies in developing countries. The programme serves to strengthen local solar crafts in order to improve the supply of solar … read more
Mayuge is the base of Pearl Entrepreneurs Academy (PEA), a community-based organization founded and led by Elvis Kadhama. Elvis is a 25 years-old, environmentally conscious and Mayuge-born college-graduate entrepreneur with a vision derived from his … read more
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