Corporate Corner: UpTrade and TRDP sign agreement

Collaboration on innovative solutions aims to improve livelihood and affordability for rural communities

KARACHI: Goats for Water (UpTrade) and the Thardeep Rural Development Program (TRDP) signed a memorandum of understanding in TRDP’s Facilitation Office on Monday to collaborate on innovative solutions aimed at improving livelihood and affordability for rural communities. Goats for Water (UpTrade) is a barter-financing solution provider for off-grid, rural communities. Their work is aimed at enhancing lives in rural areas by enabling rural populations to purchase community-owned solar assets such as micro-grids, solar water pumping solutions and solar home systems with livestock. Thardeep is a not-for-profit integrated rural development programme working with the most vulnerable segments of rural communities particularly women to help marginalised people achieve sustainable livelihood and better quality of life.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 14^th, 2017.

Like Business on Facebook, follow @TribuneBiz on Twitter to stay informed and join in the conversation.