Technical Solutions

Discussions about how to Improve Social Financing are recurrent – and that’s the way it should be
In this blog post, Leo Nima and Dr. Aline Laucke of Studio Nima take a look at social financing and impact investment in closer detail. Siemens Stiftung’s new report ‘How Digital Solutions May Enhance Social Financing’ explores this topic in depth, and discussions have shown that financing for SocEnts won’t be a one-size-fits-all solution. Learn more
Checking in with our epA 2019 winners – a blog series: Livox
From our 11-part blog series, we are checking in with our empowering people. Award (epA) 2019 winners. Here, we spoke with Carlos Pereira, CEO of Livox, to see what he and his team have been up to since our most recent award ceremony in Cairo last July. Check in now
Keeping our network alive during Covid-19: Lessons learned and digital ways of connecting
In a typical year, the empowering people. Network meets with its social entrepreneurs in person for epOnsites, workshops, seminars, etc. With Covid-19, in person meetings were replaced with digital formats. Here is a look at some lessons and learnings from the network's foray into the digital way of meeting.Get inspired
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Checking in with our epA 2019 winners – a blog series: BLUETOWN
From our 11-part blog series, we are checking in with our empowering people. Award (epA) 2019 winners. Here, we spoke with Emil Damholt, Impact and Commercial Project Manager at BLUETOWN, to see what he and his team have been up to since our most recent award ceremony in Cairo last July. Check in now
Checking in with our epA 2019 winners – a blog series: AUTARCON
From our 11-part blog series, we are checking in with our empowering people. Award (epA) 2019 winners. Here, we spoke with Philipp Otter, Deputy Managing Director at AUTARCON, to see what he and his team have been up to since our most recent award ceremony in Cairo last July. Check in now
Checking in with our epA 2019 winners – a blog series: Nilus
From our 11-part blog series, we are checking in with our empowering people. Award (epA) 2019 winners. Here, we spoke with Ady Beitler, Co-founder and CEO of Nilus, to see what he and his team have been up to since our most recent award ceremony in Cairo last July. Check in now
Checking in with our epA 2019 winners – a blog series: Nonspec
From our 11-part blog series, we are checking in with our empowering people. Award (epA) 2019 winners. Here, we spoke with Erin Keaney, COO and Co-Founder of Nonspec, to see what she and her team have been up to since our most recent award ceremony in Cairo last July. Check in now
Checking in with our epA 2019 winners – a blog series: Sesi Technologies
From our 11-part blog series, we are checking in with our empowering people. Award (epA) 2019 winners. Here, we spoke with Isaac Sesi, Co-founder of Sesi Technologies, to see what he and his team have been up to since our most recent award ceremony in Cairo last July. Check in now
Checking in with our epA 2019 winners – a blog series: SOLshare
From our 11-part blog series, we are checking in with our empowering people. Award (epA) 2019 winners. Here, we spoke with SOLshare's Managing Director, Sebastian Groh, to see what he and his team have been up to since our most recent award ceremony in Cairo last July. Check in now
Checking in with our epA 2019 winners – a blog series: WASHKing
From our 11-part blog series, we are checking in with our empowering people. Award (epA) 2019 winners. Here, we spoke with WASHKing's CEO, Dieudonne Kwame Agudah, to see what they’ve been up to since our most recent award ceremony in Cairo last July. Check in now
Checking in with our epA 2019 winners – a blog series: SABAQ
In this 11-part blog series, we will be checking in with our empowering people. Award (epA) 2019 winners to see what they’ve been up to since our most recent award ceremony in Cairo last July. Check out what’s new with SABAQ in an interview with Hassan Bin Rizwan, CEO and Co-founder.Check in now

E-mobility Solutions

Siemens Stiftung's reader "E-mobility Solutions for Rural Sub-Saharan Africa: Leveraging Economic, Social and Environmental Change" collates the greatest challenges and opportunities for electromobility in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Finance & Digitization

The report "How Digital Solutions May Enhance Social Financing" offers in-depth analyses and expert opinions on the current financing situation for social enterprises and possible digital solutions.

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Innovative Financing

In a Round Table that took place in Cairo in July 2019, two recurrent themes cut across the experts that discussed specific questions: partly automated data generation systems as well as matchmaking by pooling different sources of capital.

Solutions Database

We aim to identify and foster innovative technology that tries to solve basic supply problems around the globe. See some of the most promising solutions in our database.

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epExpert Service

Siemens Stiftung is looking for professionals who are interested in voluntarily supporting some of our empowering people. Network member organisations in the field, while Siemens Stiftung is covering the travel & living expenses.

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Network Update

July 2020

This month's empowering people. Update features interesting blogposts, latest news about the activities in the network as well as events, dates and much more.

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Winners 2019

Have a look at the epAward 2019 winners!

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Storytelling Online Tool

Learn how stories of your enterprise can become an asset for your company and change your business life. Develop your own social enterprise storyline in our Storytelling Online Tool.

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The Art of Pitching

epNetwork members and award winners share handy tips to inspire our 11 finalists before the big pitch at the epAward ceremony. Know the absolute do's and don'ts to grab the attention and create an impression.

Discussions about how to Improve Social Financing are recurrent – and that’s the way it should be