Quick access: read the report. In recent years, Impact-Linked Finance (ILF) has emerged as a powerful tool to align financial incentives with positive social outcomes. Yet, many existing ILF structures are complex to implement and slow to scale, leaving many possible adopters hesitating about how to put the concept into practice. Our new report cuts […]

Quick access: read the executive summary and full report. Lack of access to essential healthcare remains a pressing issue globally, affecting nearly half of the world’s population. The Swiss Re Foundation, in collaboration with LeFil Consulting, has taken a leading role in addressing this challenge through the Entrepreneurs for Resilience Award (E4RA) programme: As part […]

Quick access: watch our video, read our short summary (also available in Spanish) and full report. Gender bias is something that affects us all, regardless of background, origin, age or gender. While it pervades everyday life, it also shapes organizations. Addressing gender biases not only drives more equity but is also a powerful lever to […]

Quick access: watch our video, read our short summary and full report. In developing countries with fast growing cities, sanitation management is a challenge. Only 15% of the urban population is served by public sewage systems, while 85% rely on pit latrines, and hire pit latrine emptiers to periodically remove the accumulated sludge. Pit emptying […]

Quick access: read our short summary and full report. In the harsh, arid landscapes of northern Kenya, water infrastructure is crumbling fast: water schemes face a high rate of failure within a few years of construction. Within three to five years, nearly two-thirds of rural water systems become largely dysfunctional. On top of that, at […]

Quick access: read the report. In Nepal, community-based management of water systems through local water user committees is very common. While the approach has been widely promoted in the past, the results are below expectations: Currently, around 75% of the water systems are not fully functional. Oxfam decided to tackle this problem and partnered with […]

LeFil Consulting leadership contributed in significant ways to make the following Hystra publications possible: Reaching scale in access to energy Smallholder farmers and business Next generation of sanitation business Access to safe water