Publication database

This final factsheet of GCP project “Local and International business collaboration for productivity and Quality Improvement in Dairy chains in SE Asia and East Africa (LIQUID). It provides insights into power balances in formal and informal dairy value chains as related to the inclusive development effects of milk quality improvement activities can be considered as the .

This document presents ENERGIA’s four-year journey to create and upscale womencentric energy enterprises that sell safe, reliable and affordable energy solutions to low-income consumers in underserved areas. As a learning document, it seeks to analyse the various strategies with which ENERGIA has worked in different contexts. It draws out common features of the most promising ones, as well as lessons from efforts that did not go so well, or even failed completely.

This report examines the evolving market for consumer credit and it focuses on the motivations, behaviors, and experiences of middle-class consumers that are taking advantage of these new offerings. It encourages financial services providers to enhance their existing consumer credit risk assessment platform and provides recommendations for policymakers.

This study provides, for the first time, data that evaluates the ability of social enterprises to satisfy the basic needs of poor populations. Focusing on Colombia, Mexico, Kenya and South Africa, the dynamics in the public, private, and third sectors were examined, and to what extent these influence the activities of social enterprises. The study includes concrete recommendations on how to increase the contribution of social enterprises to poverty alleviation.

This paper examines the concept of social enterprise, and focuses its research on social enterprises defined by a hybrid business model rather than their financial or social performance or social impact. Focusing on Vietnam and Kenya - it assesses the potential role for social enterprises of this type in the agriculture and health fields and it identifies specific markets, activities or circumstances where the hybrid model may have validity.

This guide provides an introduction and practical advice on the available options for providing improved water supply to low-income urban communities. It draws on sector experience, particularly on WSUP’s extensive experience of implementing urban WASH programmes in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere.

This publication draws on the insights from the implementation of three separate innovation pilots: the production of new antibiotic and antimalarial test kits, an electricity socket that allows BoP consumers with biogas digesters to produce electricity in their homes and a new line of business to sell safe vegetables produced by smallholder farmers to main cities in Vietnam. The study captures the learning's around developing innovative products and services for the BoP

This publication draws on the insights from the implementation of three separate innovation pilots: the production of new antibiotic and antimalarial test kits, an electricity socket that allows BoP consumers with biogas digesters to produce electricity in their homes and a new line of business to sell safe vegetables produced by smallholder farmers to main cities in Vietnam. The study examines the meaning, principles, purposes and challenges of co-creation in the above mentioned context.

This report offers insights on women’s needs for financial management tools and the use of mobile financial services 'MFS' in Indonesia, Kenya, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea and Tanzania. It illustrates common barriers to adoption and identifies opportunities for MFS providers to overcome these barriers in order to grow the women’s segment for MFS and mobile phone services and increase the likelihood of commercial success for the savvy service provider.

This case study showcases healthcare technology company Sproxil, which joined the Business Call to Action with a commitment to mobilize US$4 million to expand its efforts to empower patients and consumers in the fight against counterfeit medication in India and Kenya. The study outlines the company's goals which include expanding the use of Sproxil technology in the target markets by over 1,000%; and discusses how the business model works; the business and development impacts to date; and the key success factors.