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- Morgan Sherburne
A University of Michigan study found that people in Ghana and across the Global South who recycle electronic waste face a difficult paradox: earning livelihoods to ensure survival comes at the cost of severe long-term exposure to toxicity and dramatic environmental pollution.
- Karin Jeanneret, ennos, Switzerland
- Article
Africa does not lack capacity — it lacks recognition of the capacity that exists.
ennos’ model shows that high-performance solar pumps can be engineered and assembled in Africa today, building skilled jobs and regional resilience.
- Tanner Methvin
- Article
In these decades of engagement with the social innovation ecosystem, I’ve seen plenty of good practices, and plenty of bad ones. But there’s one thing that continues to shock me: how wasteful some of the funding world is with the ecosystem’s time.
- Hillary Chanda
- Article
Across rural Zambia, small solar home systems and lanterns have transformed daily life.
Between 2018 and 2022, more than one million small solar devices were sold across the country. These range from tiny solar lanterns to home kits capable of powering radios, TVs and phone chargers.
- Benedict Winchester, Hamish Beath, Paloma Ortega-Arriaga, Philip Sandwell, Christos N. Markides and Jenny Nelson
- Article
In this article, we discuss how openly available computer programs can help us to work out the best way for these communities to receive electricity.
- Tsola Barrow
- Article
Africa’s next growth story will be defined less by how many companies start and more by how many build systems that last. The future belongs to firms that endure by enabling the ecosystems around them to thrive. Every decision should leave something standing: stronger supply chains, stronger communities, stronger institutions.
- Richard Kamau
- Article
A Kenyan solar-powered invention is taking the world by storm as it transforms vaccine delivery in the most remote of communities. The VacciBox, created by social enterprise Drop Access, has just been unveiled as a finalist in one of the world’s most prestigious awards for innovation and sustainability, the 2026 Zayed Sustainability Prize.
- CGAP
- Article
Gender Lens Regulatory Analysis highlights how gender norms shape the way women engage with financial services and shows regulators how to adapt rules, remove barriers, and promote more equitable access, usage, and credit opportunities.
- Kim Harrisberg
- Article
Africa is the world’s least electrified continent, but a recent solar spike could change that.
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