About
Davis & Shirtliff is the leading supplier of water and energy-related equipment in East Africa. Davis & Shirtliff has over 60 shops in 11 sub-Saharan countries, as well as assembly and manufacturing facilities in Kenya.
Project Focus
Shell Foundation is supporting Davis & Shirtliff’s learning and capacity development, enabling the creation of a new business unit, DayLipa Finance, focused on the financing needs of lower-income customers. DayLipa Finance provides flexible financing for income-generating energy assets, initially focusing on solar water pumps to reach over 150,000 customers, including 30% women, in five years.
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Southeast Asia
Cross-sector collaboration needed to tackle social impact: panel
Crises present opportunities for philanthropy to step up and fill the gaps, panellists add
20th May 2026
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Micro-Entrepreneurs
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India
SIDBI, Shell Launch $3.1M Fund to Green India’s Smallest Businesses
As summer temperatures soar across India, food delivery platform Zomato has introduced a new initiative aimed at making working conditions…
06th May 2026