ce3-uganda fostering entrepreneurship in an electrified, connected ecoysystem

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A dedadal challenge A$er 20 years insurgency in Northern Uganda Transforma:on from humanitarian to developmental concerns 80% s:ll off-grid by 2022 Resources BOSCO: commitment to dignified globaliza:on Nascent livelihood ecosystems around connec:vity and electrifica:on CE3 Building on these emerging ecosystems Connec:vity, electrifica:on, entrepreneurship NDIGD, Accenture, other corporate partnerships Pilot efforts 3 x 1 kW hybrid solar microgrids 1000 entrepreneurs equipped with common business language Contribu:ng to 400 jobs Toward scale Produc:ve use CE3 ecosystems at kW scale Electrified businesses reaching households U:lity-scale for income & grid/off-grid coordina:on Toward sustainability • Learning from a study with baseline of 5000 Gulu businesses • Local Business Planning Interns w/ Accenture support, paid by SACCO Entrepreurial support Entrepreneurial Essen:als (6 wk) for business planning Follow-up support in Entrenpreurship Club SACCO microlending 130 Accenture mentors Current model Local off-grid u:li:es 30 kW solar w/ storage Anchor tenants with prepayment of 70% Electrified businesses with entrepreneurial support CE3-Uganda: Fostering Entrepreneurship in an Electrified, Connected Ecosystem Thomas Loughran, Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame

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Page 1: CE3-Uganda Fostering Entrepreneurship in an Electrified, Connected Ecoysystem

Adedadalchallenge

•  A$er20yearsinsurgencyinNorthernUganda

•  Transforma:onfromhumanitariantodevelopmentalconcerns

•  80%s:lloff-gridby2022

Resources

•  BOSCO:commitmenttodignifiedglobaliza:on

•  Nascentlivelihoodecosystemsaroundconnec:vityandelectrifica:on

CE3

•  Buildingontheseemergingecosystems

•  Connec:vity,electrifica:on,entrepreneurship

•  NDIGD,Accenture,othercorporatepartnerships

Pilotefforts

•  3x1kWhybridsolarmicrogrids

•  1000entrepreneursequippedwithcommonbusinesslanguage

•  Contribu:ngto400jobs

Towardscale

•  Produc:veuseCE3ecosystemsatkWscale

•  Electrifiedbusinessesreachinghouseholds

•  U:lity-scaleforincome&grid/off-gridcoordina:on

Towardsustainability

•  Learningfromastudywithbaselineof5000Gulubusinesses

•  LocalBusinessPlanningInternsw/Accenturesupport,paidbySACCO

Entrepreurialsupport

•  EntrepreneurialEssen:als(6wk)forbusinessplanning

•  Follow-upsupportinEntrenpreurshipClub

•  SACCOmicrolending•  130Accenturementors

Currentmodel

•  Localoff-gridu:li:es•  30kWsolarw/storage•  Anchortenantswith

prepaymentof70%•  Electrifiedbusinesseswith

entrepreneurialsupport

CE3-Uganda:FosteringEntrepreneurshipinanElectrified,ConnectedEcosystemThomasLoughran,DepartmentofPhysics,UniversityofNotreDame