Bboxx, Unilever Collaborate to Connect 1 Million People with Clean Energy Products in Kenya

In a unique partnership Bboxx and Unilever, through its detergent brand Sunlight, will look to provide speed to clean energy access for households in the African country of Kenya that would help transform lives. Bboxx is a platform providing access to essential products and services and Unilever is a global consumer goods company.

As per reports, both Bboxx and Sunlight will contribute their respective strengths and resources to step-up clean energy in Kenya.

Bboxx already has services in Kenya and Sunlight has strong distribution capacity that can create fresh channels to deliver clean energy to final consumers in the African country. The two companies will connect with 1 million more people to make clean energy products and services accessible to them over the next three years.

Under the scheme of things, there will be marketing campaigns and mobilization of agents on the ground for the promotion of clean energy solutions.

Mansoor Hamayun, CEO and Co-Founder of Bboxx, stated, “At Bboxx, we understand the importance of partnering with industry leaders to achieve the best positive outcomes for our customers.”

He also held, “Not only is this a step towards the UN’s SDG-7, clean energy for all, but it is also a marker of our expansion into other sectors, allowing us to have a more positive and widespread impact on the lives of the local communities we are present in. Like Unilever, we pride ourselves on being a trusted service provider in our respective fields, and we look forward to building on this partnership as we launch into additional markets in the future.”

Henry Muchauraya, Unilever Home Care Director, said, “In line with Unilever’s purpose, to make sustainable living commonplace, our Sunlight brand is on a proud mission in partnership with Bboxx to not only help the community access clean power through our vast distribution networks but also ensure that they experience the value of its many products under the Sunlight Masterbrand. In line with Sunlight’s Women of More program, we are also looking to uplift thousands of female entrepreneurs across the country, through training and access to extra sources of income.”