Energy for Refugees

Creating sustainable markets in fragile contexts

In remote host communities, people often rely on harmful energy sources for their daily needs, such as charcoal, wood, kerosene, and diesel generators. Humanitarian organisations frequently overlook energy access, and when they do address it, there is a tendency to rely on low-quality freely distributed products. This approach can disrupt the development of local markets. EnDev empowers local entrepreneurs and facilitates the creation of sustainable markets. This approach enables displaced populations to access clean energy technologies for lighting, charging devices, cooking, and starting small businesses. Through successful projects, EnDev builds a strong foundation for the long-term sustainability of these systems. One of EnDev’s transformative interventions, the Smart Communities Coalition Innovation Fund, aims to bring a paradigm shift in humanitarian settings by introducing innovations that provide clean drinking water, electricity, and e-mobility in Kenya and Uganda. EnDev supports over twenty countries, twelve of which have significant populations displaced by conflict or natural disasters.