A green challenge for local entrepreneurs
Funded by RVO/Netherlands and DANIDA, the RIL Uganda, in partnership with Mercy Corps and SNV organized a field-level multi-stakeholder convene event at a refugee settlement to map challenges in accessing clean energy for refugees and host communities, environmental aspects of humanitarian operations and other environmental and energy challenges in this setting. The results of this event guided the design of the Green Innovation Challenge Fund. The RIL then coordinated the competitive selection process of four top applications. The following pilots are currently underway and a Green Innovation Catalogue is being designed to share learnings on those pilots and other innovative solutions in the field of energy and environment which have been mapped.
ENVenture: A social enterprise that creates last-mile community-based energy cooperatives by linking them with certified suppliers and providing business-development support
Kumi Kumi: A digital marketplace for refugees that tests point-collection system for refugees to unlock access to clean energy solutions
Raising Gabdho Foundation: A social enterprise national NGO that developed a holistic model to support community entrepreneurship in the energy sector to transform beneficiaries of distribution of energy assistance into providers of solutions using low-tech
ANCHOR: A national NGO that focuses on peace-building and social behavioral change that will partner with VIAMO the international social enterprise to test if Interactive Voice Response can encourage increased adoption of clean energy solutions