Focus Areas
Shell Foundation creates and scales business solutions to poverty alleviation, concentrating its funding on access to energy in Africa and Asia, where lack of access is a major obstacle to sustainable development.
We support enterprises and institutions working to provide energy and transport products and services suitable for several use-cases:
Household Energy
Energy to meet basic needs such as cooking, heating and lighting …
Energy for Business
Energy to improve productivity and generate income for smallholder farmers and rural enterprises
Off-Grid Utilities
Integrated services of power generation, management and usage at levels suitable for entire communities, in areas where national grids do not yet reach
Sustainable Mobility
More affordable, inclusive and safer movement of people and goods in urban and rural low-income settings, with less impact on the climate
How do we support our portfolio?
We have developed a high-touch support model to create lasting impact at scale. 75–80% of our grants support initiatives that are progressing to scale and sustainability (compared with under 20% in our early years as a conventional grant maker).
Find our more about our approach