Futurepump is a small company from the UK with a factory in India manufacturing solar pumps. One of its partners in Africa is Celfre Energy, an even smaller company, which operates in Zimbabwe. Celfre Energy started by importing one Futurepump and creating awareness among farmers. It raised grants and then used the money to import a container load of pumps. This was the first time that farmers were being introduced to a solar pump product in the company. The fact that Futurepump’s product comes with a warranty of ten years and is simple to use has helped farmers to use them. Even in the middle of the terrible drought in Zimbabwe, this product can create real impact.

Sections

Section 1: First 18 minutes about Celfre Energy and its partnership with Futurepump.

Section 2: Last 15 minutes about the impact of the partnership.

Host: Sanjoy Sanyal, Founder Regain Paradise

New Ventures Website www.regainparadise.org

Guest: Isaiah Nyakusendwa

Founder & CEO, Celfre Energy

Helen Yapp, Operations Director, Futurepump

Guests Website and contact

details. nyakusendwai@regatta.co.zw

https://www.facebook.com/celfreenergy

https://celfreenergy.co.zw/

helen.yapp@futurepump.com

https://futurepump.com/