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Shell Foundation is committed to sharing learning, thought leadership and news. We share insights to encourage faster progress in the clean energy access sector. These include learnings from our work – including successes and failure – thought leadership pieces on sector trends and opportunities, and news from across our portfolio and partners.

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Gender East Africa Southeast Asia West Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Energy

Advancing clean energy for impact: a pathway to women’s economic empowerment

Climate change is not gender neutral. In Africa, it could push 158 million more women into poverty by 2050.

24th April 2026
Fostering Innovation Micro-Entrepreneurs Southeast Asia India Clean Cooking Smart Energy Systems

Trane Technologies and Shell Foundation partner to scale up cooling solutions for Indian workers, enhancing livelihoods and climate adaptation

23rd April 2026
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
Gender Smallholder Farmers Southeast Asia India Post-Harvest Processing

Shell Foundation and Industree Foundation partner to enhance incomes of smallholder women farmers through bamboo value chain

19th March 2026
Fostering Innovation Micro-Entrepreneurs India Clean Cooking

From flame to plug: what India’s micro-food vendors tell us about the commercial future of clean cooking

New research shows how electric cooking is improving productivity, incomes, and working conditions for micro-food vendors across India.

18th March 2026
Fostering Innovation Mobilising Finance Smallholder Farmers East Africa Southeast Asia West Africa Clean Cooking

Sistema.bio raises $53M to launch FarmCarbon—an innovative funding vehicle aimed at expanding climate finance for smallholder farmers and accelerating methane mitigation

17th March 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 Fostering Innovation Smallholder Farmers East Africa Post-Harvest Processing

How solar irrigation is transforming the lives of smallholder farmers in Kenya – lessons and the road ahead

Solar-powered irrigation is helping smallholder farmers in Kenya build resilience to climate shocks, improve nutrition, and reduce post-harvest losses.

28th January 2026