Lighting Africa’s Last Mile

Lighting Africa’s Last Mile

CEO Diane Umunyurwa’s solar mesh-grid innovation empowers remote communities, bridging gaps traditional solutions cannot reach. Despite significant progress in energy access, 600 million people in Africa still lack reliable electricity. Expanding the grid is...
Unpacking the “Poverty Penalty”

Unpacking the “Poverty Penalty”

In a nation as affluent as the United States, with a gross domestic product per capita of $76,648 as of 2022, the topic of poverty might seem out of place. Yet, despite the nation’s wealth, the U.S. Census revealed that 12.8 percent of its citizens, amounting to...
ANDE Announces AWCE Winners

ANDE Announces AWCE Winners

The fund will allow three organizations to undertake projects to build the gender lens investing ecosystem for women climate entrepreneurs to grow scalable climate-related businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa. Washington, DC, November 29, 2021 – The Aspen Network of...
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