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Shell Foundation is a philanthropic foundation that enables millions of people in Africa and Asia to increase their incomes with clean energy solutions. The foundation focuses on three core people: smallholder farmers, transporters, and micro-entrepreneurs, working to impact their livelihoods through innovative partnerships and catalytic finance.
The organization partners with public and private organizations to foster early-stage innovation and scale commercial clean energy solutions. Shell Foundation emphasizes its independence as key to delivering its mission and maintains strategic partnerships, including a unique partnership with the FCDO, to maximize impact across their target regions.
Shell Foundation catalyzes financial support and partnerships to scale commercial clean energy solutions that simultaneously raise incomes and lower emissions. They focus on early-stage innovation and mobilizing catalytic finance to benefit smallholder farmers, transporters, and micro-entrepreneurs in Africa and Asia, creating sustainable income opportunities through clean energy access.
Dual Impact Focus
Simultaneously raises incomes while lowering emissions through clean energy solutions.
Target Market Expertise
Deep focus on serving smallholder farmers, transporters, and micro-entrepreneurs.
Catalytic Finance
Mobilizes and catalyzes financial support to scale commercial clean energy solutions.
Strategic Partnerships
Strong network including partnerships with FCDO and other public-private organizations.
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Investment stages
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