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Upskilling the Last Mile A bespoke training programme for distributors This management and sales training programme will enable last mile distributors (LMDs) to tackle common challenges including improving sales and staff retention, and building more resilient and efficient agent networks. The course is open to LMDs operati...

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Our partners at Practical Action are looking for a communications and project officer to join the Global Distributors Collective (GDC) team.
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Communications and Project Officer Fixed Term Contract until September 2022, with the possibility of extensionAbout the roleThis is an opportunity to join a growing team at the Global Distri...

Before we fully forget 2020, we wanted to share a "mini-calendar" of what we’ve seen happen in inclusive business, through our work over the past year. Read all about it here: https://bit.ly/36Mbi43

OUT NOW: The latest issue of CLUED-iN from the Inclusive Business Action Network (iBAN)! Read it here: https://lnkd.in/deHHPrW

Featuring insights from Acumen, Empower Pragati, Grameen Foundation and Grameen Capital India, the new edition considers what key skills and powerful mindsets leaders need to be successful – now and in the future.

CLUED-iN / Latest Issue The Online Magazine on Inclusive Business

Reaching the last mile in Kenya one solar kiosk at a time How can a company not only contribute to enhancing rural access to green energy but also boosting local women entrepreneurs in a sustainable fashion? Justine Abuga, the founder of Ecobora, might have found an innovative solution in Kenya with inexpensive ‘rent-a-shelf’ solar retail kiosks.

Don't forget to join us for our upcoming webinar!
Get an overview of the key insights from our latest research with the Global Distributors Collective (GDC), which brings together findings from six months of investigation into some of the best-selling, non-quality verified off-grid solar products in Kenya.
Register here 👉 https://bit.ly/2FdxNnF

Covid-19 Recovery: Webinar Insights for Businesses In this section, we compiled insights from the various webinars that were taking place from March to July 2020 as a reaction to the global coronavirus pandemic. The insights below provide an archive of key insights that you can use to look back where the discussion around Covid-19 and its impact on....

💻 September 21st, 15.30 CEST: Join this discussion about the role of Corporate Social Investors (foundations, impact funds, social businesses) during the Covid-19 crisis and how they complement their affiliated company’s social engagement at our 2020 Annual Conference.
To book your seat 👉 https://bit.ly/34xhkoQ
To register for our 16th Annual Conference ➡️ https://bit.ly/2XauB2o 🎟️

🎙️ Ageas Seguros, HYSTRA, Total

Identifying affordable quality solar products for the last mile

Trying to find the perfect balance between price and quality in solar products? Then read this report that brings together the Global Distributors Collective’s key findings from six months of research on the quality of best-selling non-quality-verified (non-QV) off-grid solar products in Kenya.

The report identifies non-QV products that are close to meeting the Lighting Global Quality Standards, while remaining highly price-competitive with leading products in the market today.

Read more here:https://infohub.practicalaction.org/bitstream/handle/11283/622645/Sweet%20spot_executive%20summary.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y


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Are there products in the non-QV offgrid solar market today that are both good quality and affordable at the last mile, i.e. in the ‘price-quality sweet spot’? If so, how do we find them?
Find out more in the and ’s latest report:
https://www.hystra.com/insights/energy

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