About TRANSFORM
TRANSFORM is a unique joint initiative between Unilever, the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and EY.
Set-up to improve the lives of low-income households, it blends funding and bespoke business support to deliver market-based solutions to the world’s biggest development challenges.
How to get involved
Join the TRANSFORM community to collaborate with other enterprises and our contributing partners.
Latest tools and resources
Browse the latest tools and resources available through the TRANSFORM platform.- The Cloud ToolkitRecommended
MicrosoftThis cloud computing toolkit has been developed by Microsoft to provide non-technical entrepreneurs and small businesses the understanding as well as practical know how on adopting cloud technology- Business continuity
SkillsLabRecommendedMicrosoftSkillsLab is Microsoft 4Afrika’s employability and capacity building programme- Business continuity
- Business strategy
COVID-19 Hygiene HubRecommended
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)A free service to help actors in low- and middle-income countries rapidly share, design, and adapt evidence-based hygiene interventions to combat COVID-19.- COVID-19 Information
Impact stories
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, TRANSFORM Survive & Thrive is helping Folia and BRAC to increase access to clean drinking water for low-income consumers in rural Bangladesh.
Water- COVID-19
NaijaCare will equip PPMVs in Lagos with the information and resources they need to serve their communities through the pandemic.
Health & Well-being- COVID-19
Active projects
Browse our active TRANSFORM Survive & Thrive projects to find opportunities to collaborate with other organisations.
Latest news & insights
Browse the latest news and insights available through the TRANSFORM: Survive & Thrive platform
InsightsThis asset addresses the challenge of reaching underserved communities in the last mile, outlining ‘6 golden rules’ for setting up sales networks.
InsightsAcross the world 1 in 3 people do not have access to safe water. For many, particularly in lower-income communities, clean drinking water is seen as a luxury.
InsightsTRANSFORM created the multi-stakeholder TRANSFORM Survive & Thrive initiative to help support the social enterprises that need it most.
InsightsIn 2018, TRANSFORM helped to create ZayoHubs in rural Zambia.
InsightsPortfolio Learnings: How the U Afya digital platform is driving behaviour change for Nairobi mothersWe take a look at U Afya, an online community for young mothers and mothers-to-be in informal settlements in Nairobi.
InsightsWe look at the lessons of Sunlight Water Centres, who create sustainable water access for communities in Nigeria.Our network
We are seeking corporate, nonprofit and other like-minded organisations to work with us to help expand and enhance the proposition to impact enterprises, and drive scale and impact together.
Our contributing partners
Our network of contributing partners offer specialist technical and sector expertise, as well as access to crucial finance for impact enterprises.
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Impact enterprises
Our impact enterprises are tackling some of the world’s most pressing development challenges in an inclusive, sustainable and relevant way for the world’s most vulnerable.
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