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Energy access crowdfunding shows resilience amid shifting macroeconomic...
In 2023, the landscape of energy access-related crowdfunding, saw dynamic shifts, yet debt crowdfunding platforms have shown resilience as they expand into other sectors such as commercial and...
Clean cooking in Sierra Leone: How the spark of an idea can ignite big...
There was a time when cooking brought tears to Fatima Bangura’s eyes. It wasn’t necessarily the ingredients that went into the 25-year-old’s culinary creations. Or pride that her popular dish of...
Driving clean cooking adoption in urban informal settlements: insights...
Energy 4 Impact and ICLEI Africa co-hosted an insightful webinar on 18th June 2024, exploring the potential of innovative financing and public-private partnerships for advancing clean cooking...
Market gardeners thrive with clean energy in Senegal
In the community of Fass Ngom, 30 km from Saint-Louis in northern Senegal, Mercy Corps’ energy access platform Energy 4 Impact works in collaboration with ENERGIA to support women engaged in market...
Learning event explores advancements in women’s economic empowerment...
On 22nd and 23rd May, Mercy Corps-Energy 4 Impact, in collaboration with Empower Rwanda, held an annual learning event in Kigali to assess the progress of the Financial Inclusion for Clean Cooking in...
Energy Catalyst report highlights the need for innovation in mini-grid...
A new report sheds light on the indispensable role of innovation when it comes to navigating challenges in the African mini-grid sector. Fledgling mini-grid developers typically contend with...