Shell Foundation - Raising incomes while lowering emissions Who we are Shell Foundation is a philanthropic foundation that enables millions of people in Africa and Asia to increase their incomes with clean energy solutions How our objectives and ways of working drive us Meet the team and trustees at Shell Foundation Learn about our independence and how it is key to delivering our mission Learn how our commitments and principles underpin our work Why and how we focus on three core people We focus on three core people a smallholder farmer a transporter a microentrepreneur Learn about the people we serve How we approach our work to impact livelihoods Learn about how we support genderinclusive businesses How we catalyse financial support for the benefit of the people we serve Partner with us Partner with us to foster early stage innovation and scale commercial clean energy solutions to reach millions of people Discover our strategic partnerships with public and private organisations Learn more about the organisations we partner with to deliver impact How to partner with Shell Foundation Learn about Shell Foundations unique partnership with the FCDO Our impact and news Learn about our impact and the latest research reports and news Learn more about our impact Read our portfolio research partner insights and learning reports Read the latest news and press releases from Shell Foundation and our partners How our objectives and ways of working drive us Meet the team and trustees at Shell Foundation Learn about our independence and how it is key to delivering our mission Learn how our commitments and principles underpin our work Learn about the people we serve How we approach our work to impact livelihoods Learn about how we support genderinclusive businesses How we catalyse financial support for the benefit of the people we serve Discover our strategic partnerships with public and private organisations How to partner with Shell Foundation Learn more about the organisations we partner with to deliver impact Learn about Shell Foundations unique partnership with the FCDO Learn more about our impact Read our portfolio research partner insights and learning reports Read the latest news and press releases from Shell Foundation and our partners Raising incomes while lowering emissions We ground our work in the needs of people earning less than a net living wage Supporting an energy transition that works for everyone Shell Foundation supports clean energy solutions that raise incomes while cutting emissions for a smallholder farmer a transporter and a microentrepreneur in Africa and Asia. We derisk new technologies and markets and drive innovation towards scale. We seek partnership with proven industry leaders to scale commercial energy solutions and codesign interventions that have gender intentionality embedded. We ground our work in three groups of people These people represent the largest number of people whose incomes can be materially increased through clean energy Shell Foundation has played a catalytic role in helping S4S create the foundations of a scalable business model Nidhi Pant CoFounder FCDOs partnership with Shell Foundation has been key to enabling us to provide patient development research funding that delivers impact at scale for the worlds poorest Charlotte Watts Chief Scientific Adviser and Director for Research and Evidence Shell Foundation has been an invaluable partner at pivotal moments in SunCultures journey Samir Ibrahim CEO CoFounder We support the growth of genderinclusive solutions Shell Foundation applies gender intentionality across all areas of its operations to increase access to products resources and finance for women and entrepreneurs.