The Challenge
Breaking "first cost" barriers to basic services that provide a foundation for poverty alleviation.
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Impact
S3IDF impacted 100,000+ people in India using our Social Merchant Bank ApproachSM (SMBA).
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Initiative Map
Learn about project locations and dissemination initiatives with our interactive map.
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Case Studies
Learn more about S3IDF's work clean energy and enterprise development with our case studies.
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Our Mission
S3IDF's mission is to reduce poverty by applying and disseminating its paradigm-shifting Social Merchant Bank ApproachSM
The SMBA bundles business development support, technological know-how, and co-financing to create small-scale enterprises that provide energy and other infrastructure services and productive-use investments to the poor. These services and investments include lighting, drinking water, transportation, hydropower, cooking, communication, and technologies for small-scale industries.
