SafeBoda

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KEY FACTS Currently at 35 million rides on the SafeBoda platform Launched in Ibadan, Nigeria, during the pandemic and have on average 2,000 monthly drivers Growth of food, shop and package delivery segments to 400,000 orders SafeBoda combines a ride hailing app – developed by a pan-African team and designed to scale – with a…

MAX (Metro Africa Xpress)

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KEY FACTS Completed 8 million trips 13,000 drivers onboarded, servicing 800,000 users Developed two-wheel electric vehicle for the African market MAX integrates ride-hailing technology with data-driven asset-finance to deliver a full-service business model, including: Mobile app for motorcycle ride hailing Driver profiling/onboarding programme that uses psychometric tests and machine learning Data-driven asset-finance to help drivers…

Tusker

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Key facts Demonstrated 114% growth in orders shipped in the last 12 months, serving >33,000 per month Serves more than 8,000 villages with a pool of around 25,000 transporters and 54 channel partners Fleet platform expanded from southern India to Mozambique and Uganda Tusker uses a mobile platform to enable anybody with a registered vehicle…

Waterbus

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key facts Over 2 million passengers carried – the majority earning less than $2/day Pivoted to distribution support during the pandemic in partnership with The Red Cross Kenya Operates four routes on Kenyan border of Lake Victoria; progressing with manufacturing of two additional ferries Waterbus (formerly Globology) builds and operates catamaran ferries for safe and…

Bussi

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Key Facts Completed 95,000+ trips More than +47,000 registered users Employs more than 60 staff Bussi offers a digital-enabled passenger van pooling service that provides a safer, quicker, affordable and more convenient experience for commuters in Latin American megacities. At least 30% cheaper than other forms of private transport, Bussi is tackling three market failures:…

GroFin impact report 2017

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GroFin is an impact investment fund manager focused on small and growing businesses serving low-income communities. This latest report provides an overview of what they have accomplished so far and explains their plans for 2018. Shell Foundation partnered with GroFin in 2004 to co-create an innovative integrated solution business model to address the needs of…

SafeBoda: ‘The way Ugandans use boda-bodas is changing’

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SafeBoda is using modern technology to provide safer rides to motorbike taxi (boda-boda) passengers, increase profitability and regulation for drivers, and improve the lives of thousands of Ugandans that rely on boda-bodas as their main source of daily transport. Boda-bodas play a vital role in the Kampala traffic system as they are affordable and can…

How SafeBoda is changing women’s travel experience in Uganda

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SafeBoda is shifting attitudes towards motorbike taxis (boda-bodas) in Uganda, and planning to export its model to new markets in 2018. This report looks at the impact the company – which operates a ride hailing app to link customers with a community of well-trained, professional riders – has impacted the lives of women passengers. Drawing…

Enterprise solutions to 2030

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When Shell Foundation was created in 2000, we set out to test a theory, largely unproven at the time, that market forces could be directed to deliver lasting socio-economic, health and environmental value to low-income communities – and that eradicating many of the world’s most entrenched development challenges could be financed predominantly from private capital.…

Scaling up solutions for sustainable mobility

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The issue of sustainable mobility in rapidly growing cities is now beginning to take centre stage as a major obstacle to sustainable economic development. Rapid urbanisation has led to levels of congestion and pollution that severely impair the economic prospects of cities and the health and wellbeing of the people that live there. In addition,…