Contact Details
Headquarters Representative
Shell Foundation Shell Ethiopia Ltd.
Shell Center P.O.Box 3174
London SE1 7NA Addis Ababa,
United Kingdom Ethiopia
www.shellfoundation.org
TEL: +44 207 934 4212 +251 114 653040
FAX: +44 207 934 7438 +251 114 653017
Point of reference at ECA: Office of the Executive Secretary (OES) Tel: +251 115 511231/+251 115 443336
1. Areas of Interest
Shell Foundation's mission is to develop, scale-up and promote enterprise-based solutions to the challenges arising form the impact of energy and globalisation on poverty and the environment.
Shell act like an investor, identifying financially sustainable solutions to these challenges that can be taken to scale and easily replicated to achieve global impact.
Shell has programmes across four continents covering numerous issues. These range from tackling the pollution and congestion clogging up developing world cities, to helping African entrepreneurs grow their businesses, to removing barriers that prevent developing-world producers from gaining access to world markets. In order to guarantee sustainability and a global impact, Shell solutions must be financially self sufficient within a defined time period and easily copied on a large scale so that Shell can achieve global impact.
The Foundation believes multinational companies have a hugely important but as yet largely untapped potential for contributing to the public good. That untapped potential comes from applying their skills, knowledge and assets to societal problems. The Foundation need to develop ways of taking others' business know-how and applying it to societal challenges.
As the 'Shell' Foundation — working on poverty, energy and environmental issues - they are in a unique position to develop these ideas. Where appropriate, they reach back in to the company and seek to deploy its 'value-adding resources' — people, knowledge and infrastructure - in ways that help to deliver its charitable objectives.
The Foundation also uses its experience and close ties with Shell to explore ways in which multinationals can better serve society. They hope some of these will become 'best practice' models for the future.
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One of the great challenges for the Shell Foundation in the future will be to use its unique relationship with the Shell Group and its great strengths to enhance its ability to deliver social benefits.
2. History and co-operation with ECA
Shell Foundation pledged US$ 150,000.00 to ECA in support for Cross Border Trade and Investment in Central Africa (2006-2009). ECA has received the entire amount in 2006 -2007.
3. Geographic and Sectoral Concentration
Shell Foundation collaborates with Partners on three major initiatives:
Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF)
The ICF aims to improve the climate for doing business in .Africa by removing the perceived and actual barriers to greater investment and business activity. In one of the most productive outcomes of the Commission for Africa and the G8 Gleneagles summit, Shell Foundation was among the first organisations to back ICF, jointly committing $2.5 million with the Shell Group. The Foundation was heavily involved in its establishment and continues to play an active role in its implementation.
Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP)
The Shell Foundation is a leading member of GVEP, a coalition of over 2,500 organisations dedicated to improving access for poor people to modern energy services. The Foundation's involvement in GVEP s governance and its assistance in the organization's effort to draw up a new business plan in 2006 was instrumental in convincing the Russian government to commit $30million for GVEP to establish funding mechanisms that will help small and medium-sized enterprises in East and West Africa deliver a range of energy services.
Low Carbon Seed Fund
The Low Carbon Seed Fund was established with grants to Imperial Innovations PLC from the Shell Foundation and the Carbon Trust. It will invest to develop clean or alternative energy technologies, including wind power, solar power, tidal power, fuel cells, biofuels and new materials. Investments will range between £50,000 and £250,000 and will usually be made at the seed or first stage financing rounds.
4. General information
Overview: In 1997, Shell decided that, in parallel with its efforts at internal transformation, it would launch a new global, social investment effort that would concentrate on working with external partners to advance sustainable development worldwide. This decision ultimately led to the establishment of the Shell Foundation.
Shell Foundation was established by the Shell Group in 2000 as an independent, registered UK charity operating with a global mandate. The Foundation commits around $16million each year — but leverage several times this from strategic partners and investors.
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Shell Group announced a generous endowment of US$250 million so as to ensure that long term financial security and independence required to pursue with confidence the challenging social agenda that has been set.
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Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) Ms. Nana Tanko, Exe. Director Mr. Tawanda Mutasah, Exe. Director
Stele Mermoz N0 100 1st Floor, President Place
Rue EIHadj Ibrahima Niasse x rue PPCI 1 Hood Avenue /148 Jan Smuts Avenue
Dakar, Senegal Rosebank, South Africa
www.osiwa.org www.osisa.org
osiwa-dakar@osiwa.org osisainfo@osiafrica.org
Tel: (221)869-1024, 1033-1036 (27 11)587 5000
Fax: (221)824-0942 (27 11)587 5099
1. Areas of Interest
The Open Society Institute (OSI) works to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens. To achieve its mission, OSI seeks to shape public policies that assure greater fairness in political, legal, and economic systems and safeguard fundamental rights.
On a local level, OSI implements a range of initiatives to advance justice, education, public health, and independent media. At the same time, OSI builds alliances across borders and continents on issues such as corruption and freedom of information. OSI places a high priority on protecting and improving the lives of people in marginalized communities.
The OSI seeks to shape public policies that assure greater fairness in political, legal, and economic systems and safeguard fundamental rights. On a local level, OSI implements a range of initiatives to advance justice, education, public health, and independent media. At the same time, OSI builds alliances across borders and continents on issues such as corruption and freedom of information.
OSI places a high priority on protecting and improving the lives of marginalized people and communities.