SDG Empowerment Fund

SDG Empowerment Fund

Challenge In Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), two of the primary barriers to successfully establishing new entrepreneurship start-ups, especially among youth and women, is lack of access to capital as well as lack of guidance and coaching that facilitates knowledge...
SDG Empowerment Fund

Operationalizing Energy Efficiency in Morocco

Challenge Energy consumption is expected to triple in Morocco as a result of the country’s economic growth and fast urbanization. Yet, Morocco remains extremely dependent on fossil fuel imports. With a 96 per cent dependence rate in 2012, Morocco’s energy...
Dutch-Sino-East Africa Bamboo Development Programme

Dutch-Sino-East Africa Bamboo Development Programme

Challenge At present, East Africa’s bamboo sector remains largely untapped, although the region is home to sub-Saharan Africa’s largest natural bamboo forests, which account for 3-4 per cent of the world’s total known bamboo coverage. As a result of...