About
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) lead the United Kingdom’s diplomatic, development and consular work around the world.
Project Focus
Shell Foundation is proud to partner with the FCDO since 2011. This partnership is built on a strong foundation of mutual collaboration, a shared strategic objective to drive the clean energy transition while raising incomes and an ability to co-fund impactful programmes.
Shell Foundation is partnering with the FCDO on the Transforming Energy Access (TEA) platform and the Catalysing Agriculture by Scaling Energy Ecosystems (CASEE) programme. Both initiatives under the Ayrton Fund are focused on accelerating the scale up of innovative clean energy technologies and businesses in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.
Insights and impact
Latest news and updates from FCDO
FCDO
Mobilising Finance
Micro-Entrepreneurs
Smallholder Farmers
Southeast Asia
Post-Harvest Processing
Shell Foundation provides guarantee to catalyse U.S. International Development Finance Corporation for S4S, supporting smallholder farmers and entrepreneurs
15th April 2026
FCDO
Gender
Scale Partnerships
Smallholder Farmers
West Africa
Cold Storage
Post-Harvest Processing
Solar Water Pumps
Shell Foundation and Startup Discovery School launch the West Africa Aggregator Service Platform to boost the incomes of women smallholder farmers
16th March 2026
FCDO
Gender
Micro-Entrepreneurs
East Africa
West Africa
Clean Cooking
Cold Storage
Smart Energy Systems
What gender-responsive financing can unlock for women entrepreneurs
A Gender Results-Based Financing pilot shows how targeted incentives can unlock income growth, resilience, and opportunity for women entrepreneurs.
08th March 2026
FCDO
Gender
Micro-Entrepreneurs
East Africa
Smart Energy Systems
Gender results based financing pilot
This International Women’s Day, Shell Foundation is proud to share the results of a Gender Results Based Financing (RBF) pilot…
08th March 2026