Project area: Clean energy

Project name: Seeking a loan to purchase trucks and increase working capital

Company/Promoter description: Ezylife distributes and finances energy-efficient clean cookstoves in Eastern Uganda. The beneficiaries are rural families, a market segment at the base of the economic pyramid. They are heavily reliant on biomass fuel for cooking. The cookstoves are industry-leading and have been extensively tested. They come with consumer-friendly product warranties. The stoves reduce the number of biomass fuels used thus saving forests. They reduce reducing costs and time spent on purchasing biomass fuel and minimize the health repercussions of inhaling toxic fumes emitted while using inefficient cooking methods. Ezylife employs direct consumer engagement with end users. This is accomplished through community leaders, mobilizers, and agents who demonstrate the efficiency of the stove and the transformative impact it has on households and communities.