poor to invest in their
futures
children in the
classroom
healthcare a reality for
the poor.
Building Sustainable Livelihoods
For those living in poverty, the essential services that enable them to build sustainable livelihoods are unaffordable.
We are changing that.
→ INCUBATING
We’re helping to create strong social enterprises using innovative technologies to meet the basic needs of the poor.
→ DEVELOPING
We’re facilitating the development of sustainable business models (‘recipes’) to ensure social enterprises deliver their solutions reliably.
→ SCALING
We’re sharing our knowledge to encourage collaboration and inspire collective action.
Facilitating
Sustainable Impact
The social enterprises we support are driven by sustainable impact. They deliver essential services to empower communities on a path out of poverty.
Education Kenya
eLimu
eLimu has created a digital learning application for 1.2 million primary school students in Kenya, improving their academic performance and preventing drop-outs.
Sustainable Agriculture India
Kheyti
Kheyti’s low-cost greenhouse helps smallholder farmers in India to protect their crops from climate change and increase yield, ensuring greater food security.
Health Care India
ERC
ERC provides affordable, accessible and inclusive eye care to people living in poor communities in India, making it possible for them to live a productive life.
Financial Inclusion India
Sub-K
Sub-K equips rural shopkeepers in India with technology and training so that they can act as local bank agents, providing basic financial services to their villages.
Renewable Energy Africa
Trine
Trine helps provide affordable, reliable and clean solar energy for low-income rural families in Sub-Saharan Africa by connecting investors to local entrepreneurs in the energy sector.
Skill Training India
Plus Trust
Plus Trust fellowship program gives training and support to rural ‘edupreneur’ women in India who dream to implement their own projects to improve education in their villages.
“We learnt to measure our impact in one school and started to figure out how to take eLimu to 100 or 1000 schools. SAF got us to think in an operational $ and cents way.”