SMV Green Solutions

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KEY FACTS Since 2015, have upgraded 1000 drivers from manual to e-rickshaws in six cities in Uttar Pradesh Launched Project Vahini – an initiative to promote safe and affordable transport for female commuters and improve safety and income for women drivers Won a 2019 Ashden Award for Sustainability in the International Social Mobility category SMV’s…

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…

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:…

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,…

Enterprise Solutions to Scale

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We have learned a lot about trying to achieve scale and sustainability over the past decade. We set about doing this in ways that were new at the time by pioneering an enterprise-based approach. We concentrated our efforts on tackling social and environmental issues in which the energy industry has a particular responsibility. We also…

Enterprise Solutions to Poverty

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In 2005 the confluence of advocacy, political serendipity and natural disaster has rapidly pushed the plight of the impoverished up the agenda of the wealthy as never before. The sharpness of the challenge being thrown down on behalf of the poor and the pressure on the rich to take action in response is unprecedented, as…