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June 13, 2024
Powering education in Kenya: A brighter path through energy efficient lighting in secondary schools
The Kenya Ministry of Energy and Petroleum and key collaborators have successfully concluded the pilot phase of the Powering Education project in 100 Kenyan schools
June 13, 2024
India: Women Entrepreneurs in Bihar Help Improve Air Quality through Cleaner Cookstoves
Giving large-scale access to LPG or electric stoves may take time, the government of Bihar is addressing the issue in the short term by boosting the use of cookstoves
March 13, 2024
Reimagining Enterprise Support and Advisory Services for Energy SMEs: Five Principles for Boosting their Impact in the Global South
Access to modern, reliable and affordable energy is critical for economic development and poverty alleviation globally. Yet according to IRENA’s “Tracking SDG7: The Energy Progress Report 2023,” as of 2021, 675 million people still lacked access to electricity…..
March 13, 2024
Africa Must Take Charge of its Own Development Agenda: Here’s How Impact Investors Can Support It
Economies across Africa are facing some serious headwinds, from rising inflation and regional instability to a lack of foreign currency and the high cost of capital. According to McKinsey, Africa’s growth slowed from 2010-2019, and while the continent’s GDP increased…..
March 13, 2024
Ten days and a thousand hills: Witnessing the transition to electric cooking in Rwanda
Namudu Esther and many other women living in urban households participated in the electric cooking pilot in Kigali, Rwanda, a positive shift has been made in what cooking means to her. ….
March 13, 2024
Beyond Illumination: An Off-Grid Energy Provider in Indonesia Innovates to Maximize the Impact of Solar Home Systems
Indonesia’s electrification rate is far from uniform: According to our market research at All Solar World, some islands enjoy almost 100% energy access…..
March 13, 2024
Radical innovation to buzzword bingo: the spread of gender-transformative approaches in agricultural research-for-development
New research identifies the drivers of gender transformative approaches (GTAs) in agricultural research-for-development (A4RD) organizations….
March 13, 2024
Impact Management Moves Toward Standardization: How Investors are Harmonizing Their Practices — And Where More Progress is Needed
mpact investors, especially development finance institutions (DFIs), are crucial for channeling investments into emerging markets and promoting sustainable economic growth and other positive development impacts…..
March 13, 2024
Why small-scale farmers can teach us a lot about climate change
Over $2.5 billion was pledged at COP28 to support food security while combatting climate change.Small-scale farmers are responsible for up to 70% of the food produced in low- and middle-income countries…..
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GST 2.0 and Tax Cuts: Can They Make Growth Fairer and Greener?
India's latest GST reform, being termed as GST 2.0, is more than just slashing rates. By simplifying the tax structure, cutting levies on essentials, and supporting renewable infrastructure, it's open..
Reimagining Sports in CSR: From Tokenism to a Vehicle for Multiplying Impact
In 2023–24, Indian companies spent about ₹1,396 crore of their CSR budgets on sports — just 4% of the total ₹34,909 crore Indian corporates spent on CSR that year. Most of the rest went to edu..
Interactive SHG Map of India: 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups are spread across 27 States and 6 UTs in India
Under the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), India has 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) spread across 27 states and 6 Union Territories. Each of these small, self-governed, and peer-co..