RESCO is a Sumba (Indonesia) based service company, formed in 2016 under Sumba Iconic Island (SII) platform, initiated by Hivos. It is developed as social enterprise focusing on rural electrification solutions to provide services for solar PV installation and overall after sales service. Since 2016, RESCO has installed and operated many PV School systems, PV […]
Jessica Bonin is the founder and manager of Lady Bonin’s Tea. It is a self-funded Tea company started in 2011 out of a mobile Tea room, South Africa’s first Food Truck. Through the Hivos program and investments, the company has grown. Under the supervision of Jessica and with additional support, she improved everything from blending, […]
GreenFingers Mobile is a South Africa based mobile technology platform which manages and finances large groups of smallholder farmers in value chains. GreenFingers Mobile replaces pen and paper based management systems with real time big data, to reduce transaction costs and enable the efficient inclusion of smallholder farmers in global value chains.GreenFingers Mobile was initially […]
Co-founded by Jesse Moore and Nick Hughes, the company offers solar-power home systems targeted at lower-income and rural customers without electricity. M-KOPA’s baseline box-kit comes stocked with a solar panel, multi-device charger, lights, radio and a pay-as-you-go SIM card. After its first funding round, M-KOPA launched in 2012, Hivos Triodos Fund invested for opening activities […]
Moloka produces goat milk-based products ranging from food to skincare by using only natural ingredients. The business started in 2011 from family farm in Parung, Bogor and has been through ups and downs since then. Goat milk is high in calcium and fatty acids (richer than cow milk) and low in cholesterol, amplifying the health […]
SiMaggie innovates with maggot to create a more affordable animal feed for farmers and more sustainable products for the environment. Concerned by the pricey animal feed that is generally unaffordable for farmers, SiMaggie has decided to make a difference by converting organic waste from hotels and restaurants and into maggots through a bioconversion process. The […]
Prefabulous delivers an ecological product and energy efficient housing solution. Malik Nouira started the company Prefabulous to produce 8m² housing modules that can be assembled and stacked to the customers wishes. The houses are made 100% out of wood, customization options are offered for better personalization of the product. A bedroom – for example for […]
Nutrition specialist Mas Watad designed her own numerical system of classifying foods, called Dawsat. She launched with cofounder Tally Zingher the Dawsat Wellness Center. The business model revolves around the Dawsat advice, guidance, follow ups and tips to women and families that helps address weight loss/diabetes management for an Arabic speaking audience. In addition to […]
L’Atelier du Miel is a brand and boutique in Beirut solely dedicated to honey and honey products. They moved beehives around the country, following the seasons. They found out Lebanon is the only country where you can produce honey during the whole year, due to the differences in flora, climate and in latitude. With investments […]
The Sustainable Agriculture, Food and Environment (SAFE) Platform is a multi-stakeholder alliance initiated by the MIF, coordinated by Hivos and co-founded by private sector participants, donors and non-governmental organizations that share a common vision: improving business processes, addressing the challenges of sustainable agriculture while including smallholder farmers in global value chains. The platform works with […]