Articles tagged with: USADF

Tanzanian Woman Holds Up a Pay-As-You-Go Solar Device

CrossBoundary Energy, The Rockefeller Foundation Launch Sub-Saharan Africa Mini-Grid Innovation Lab, R&D Fund

By Andrew Burger - May 08, 2018

CrossBoundary Energy and The Rockefeller Foundation on April 24 launched the Mini-Grid Innovation Lab for Sub-Saharan Africa, an R&D fund that aims to develop and…

African Children Study Using Solar Clean Energy

Upscaling Local Solar and Renewables: Keys to Unlocking Universal Energy Access, Sustainable Development

By Andrew Burger - Dec 08, 2017

A new study from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) highlights the “revolutionary” role distributed, local solar and other renewable energy resources…

C.D. Glin - the New President of the U.S. African Development Foundation

C.D. Glin Sworn In as the New President of the U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF)

By Andrew Burger - Sep 07, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC – September 6, 2016 – C.D. Glin was sworn in as the U.S. African Development Foundation’s 9th President on Tuesday, September 6, 2016…

USADF On Verge of Funding 20 New Africa Off-Grid Energy Challenge Entrepreneurs

By Andrew Burger - Sep 06, 2016

Local mini- and off-grid solar power continues to gain traction in Sub-Saharan Africa as innovative, socially-minded startups leverage the popularity of mobile phones and tap…