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Field Notes – Handwoven silks and cookstoves in Paithan, India
Paithan is a city of contrast. Relatively urban homes and markets are set against small homes with herds of buffaloes tethered outside, and hand-operated looms with rich silks in the dark interior. This city is known for its glorious, hand-woven silks, with silk sarees from Paithan often selling for tens of thousands of rupees, and… read more
3 Valuable Ways the Sustainable Development Goals Are Good for Business
For businesses wanting to a make a social impact, the best place to begin is by taking a closer look at the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs provide a framework to address the root causes of poverty and ensure that global social challenges are solved inclusively. … read more
Envirofit Partner Spotlight – Mercy Corps Myanmar Stoves Campaign
Reaching wood cookstove users at the base of the economic pyramid is the greatest challenge for the cookstove industry. How do you create a new cookstove market in rural areas to target customers who live below the poverty line? … read more
Envirofit and Biolite selected to receive first funding from Clean Cooking Working Capital Fund
The Clean Cooking Working Capital Fund (Fund) has awarded its first round of funding to two social enterprise firms – Envirofit International and BioLite. The USD 4 million Fund is designed to accelerate development of the clean cooking supply chain in low-income communities by supporting enterprises that face difficulty accessing traditional sources of capital.… read more
ENVIROFIT INTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER – SPRING 2016
I am happy to report solid growth in the first quarter of 2016 across the multiple geographies where Envirofit operates. We’re excited to announce that we’ve added another assembly and distribution site to our operations in Western Africa, as the doors of our facility in Accra, Ghana opened earlier this month. … read more
PRESS RELEASE – ENVIROFIT AWARDED GRANT TO EXPAND WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM AND INCREASE CLEAN ENERGY ADOPTION IN RURAL KENYA – SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
Envirofit, a social enterprise that designs, develops and delivers the highest performing, lowest cost clean energy cookstoves, announced today that it has been awarded a grant from the Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP) Program in Southern and East Africa to expand their Women’s Empowerment Programs in Kenya.… read more
ENVIROFIT INTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER-WINTER 2014
I recently returned from the Cookstove Futures Summit, hosted by the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves in New York, where I was impressed by the response from the international community to commit 4 billion dollars to the clean cookstove sector. This support marks a monumental change in raising the voice for the clean cookstoves movement… read more