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The Scaling Up Renewable Energy Program in Low Income Countries (SREP) is a targeted program of the Strategic Climate Fund (SCF), which is one of two funds within the framework of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF). The SREP was established to scale up the deployment of renewable energy…

The Global Innovation Fund (GIF) invests in social innovations that aim to improve the lives and opportunities of millions of people in the developing world.Through their grants and risk capital, they support breakthrough solutions to global development challenges from social enterprises, for-…

Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Initiative (SECCI) is an initiative by the Inter-American Development Bank.Alternative energy, sustainable agriculture, climate-friendly transportation and climate resilient resource management are just some of the many areas in which the Inter-American…

Two of Europe's leading online impact investing platforms have joined forces to significantly improve off grid energy access in Sub Saharan Africa.Dutch based Lendahand, one of the few online impact investors focused on emerging markets, and UK based Ethex, a non-profit social impact savings and…

The RECF: Solar Window aims to accelerate the deployment of decentralised solar energy solutions such as off-grid solar PV and mini-grids in Uganda. RECF is looking to co-invest US$100,000-$500,000 in commercially driven business ideas that can lead to breakthroughs in the uptake of such…

The M4D Utilities Innovation Fund, supported by the UK Government and the Scaling Off-Grid Energy Grand Challenge for Development, aims to test and scale the use of mobile to improve or increase access to energy, water and sanitation services. The Innovation Fund is open to:- Mobile operators-…

For each business that acquires new investors via Symbid, Symbid sets up an investors’ cooperative. The investors all become members in this investors’ cooperative and it is the cooperative which is ultimately the shareholder in the business. All renewables are eligible in principle. [Info…

GroFin is a pioneering development financier specialising in financing and supporting small and growing businesses (SGBs) across Africa and the Middle East. They combine medium term loans and specialised business support to grow emerging market enterprises. By generating employment,…

Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) supports breakthrough solutions to the world's most intractable development challenges by finding and testing bold ideas that could change millions of lives at a fraction of the usual cost. The DIV model begins with an open grant competition for innovative…