This project developed an entrepreneurial initiative to help community members sell energy efficient products in low income communities, thereby expanding access to healthy, sustainable energy products while increasing livelihood opportunities. Our team collaborated with the City of Cape Town to assess potential distribution methods and developed a business model with preschool "crèches" as the key distribution location. We developed business start-up resources in an entrepreneurial support packet and evaluated the entire entrepreneurial initiative through pilot programs at two crèches.

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Creator

• Huet De Bacellar, Tatiana Dottori
• Kennedy, Rachel Marie
• Wu, Jinghan
• Church, Alexander Johnathan

Subject

• Infrastructure
• Energy
• Industry
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121814-141344

Keyword

• Sustainability
• Water-supply--Health aspects
• Equality--Social aspects
• Sustainable development--Environmental aspects

Advisor

• McCauley, Stephen M.
• Jiusto, Scott

Year

• 2014

Center

• Cape Town, South Africa Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Cape Town Office of Sustainable Livelihoods
• Gege's Crèche

Date created

• 2014-12-18

Location

• Cape Town

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-02-04