project finance / media platforms / green energy / tangible product / product developer / solar lighting devices / last-mile dealer networks / bank account / supply chain development / demand consumer products / energy access campaigns / promoted energy / mobile technology fields / solar hot water heating systems / solar lantern distributor / energy improvements / retail solar products / conventional finance / retail solar lighting products / energy access space / end-user finance / finance / online lending / vulnerable energy-poor populations / energy poverty / energy efficiency loans / retail lending / energy / online and offline strategies / energy access economy / subsidized energy products / rigorous online and offline promotional activities / social media / energy efficiency upgrades / energy lending / online lenders / energy accounts / online marketplace / supply chain finance / online and offline lenders / informal networks / select / clean energy products / online platform / improved energy access / energy providers / energy product research / online transaction fees / energy microfinance experience / energy products / advance product / energy micro-entrepreneurs / online lending platform / energy services / project finance requirements / energy-access lending / loan product / considerable global media attention / energy product / /
Organization
United States Agency for International Development / Kiva Lab / U.N. Foundation / /
Crowdfunding in the Energy Access Space Lack of access to affordable finance perpetuates global energy poverty by limiting both the supply of, and demand for, improved energy products and services. Innovation is stifled