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Based on interviews with movers and shapers involved in off-grid electrification projects in Africa and Asia this paper looks at how standalone electricity and mini-grids can increase access to electricity. It opportunities and challenges and comes up with a five-point plan to accelerate electrification.

This report discusses "system leadership" needed to tackle global challenges like food security, climate change, job creation, and gender parity. System leadership can help align the efforts of diverse stakeholders in order to accelerate this process, and ensure that it delivers more sustainable, inclusive business growth and human development.

This annual survey provides the latest insight into investor perceptions and a number of key market variables such as types of investors, the number and size of investments made, target returns, and impact measurement practices. This “State of the Market” analysis explores how investments continue to be made across different geographies, a range of sectors, and multiple asset classes, signalling continued market growth and an increasing interest in impact investing opportunities.

The report draws on Financial Diaries data from India, Kenya, and Mexico. It explores why women in emerging economies don’t access and use formal financial services to the extent of their male counterparts. It offers a more nuanced view of women’s financial behavior and comes up with product design recommendations for financial services providers.

In 2014, Echoing Green, a non-profit irganisation, piloted an impact investing “inflection cohort” of ten alumni of their Fellowship programme, each leading for-profit and hybrid social enterprises. This white paper looks at the inflection cohort pilot’s performance in supporting emerging social entrepreneurs.

This guide to finance is aimed at social enterprises that need to access funding to grow and scale their enterprise. It has been designed to help social enterprises navigate their way through what is available and finding the most appropriate source of funding for their unique business.

"This brief presents evidence of the impact of solar household systems, reviews the market in the region and 13 selected countries, and identifies the key policy measures to enable accelerated access to electricity through solar household solutions. "

This paper identifies key policy measures that will assist with creating a supportive enabling environment for off-grid solar solutions.

This paper describes how the household solar market in Sub-Saharan Africa has grown to date, its current status and possible future trends. It seeks to understand how universal access to electricity in the region could be achieved through solar household systems. Universal access in this context means every person having access to at least one basic, entry-level solar light.