Mobility for Africa is working with a strategic Chinese partner, and social impact investors, to build a market, using a social enterprise model that provides a package of services from skills to low income financing. It is providing low-cost quality renewable electric tricycles, bicycles and small scale vehicles built for a rural environment.

Tools and Features

• leveraging technological know-how and manufacturing skills from China
• produce low-cost quality renewable electric tricycles, bicycles and small scale vehicles Branded under “Mobility for Africa”
• establish a local manufacturing joint venture to expand distribution including to other countries in Southern and Eastern Africa

Governance of Case

• the initiative is a partnership between China’s Tsinghua University Lifelong Learning Lab, Midlands State University Incubation Hub and Mobility for Africa, along with Solar Shack

Drivers for Open Mobility

• powered through community-based off grid energy supply, e-tricycles could provide the incentive for increased economic activity, creating new local markets and enhancing rural livelihoods