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
MicrosoftThe toolkit provides non-technical entrepreneurs and small businesses with the know how on adopting cloud technology.- Digital Transformation
- General Business Support
- Skills Development
SkillsLabRecommendedMicrosoftAn Apprenticeship programme to upskill talented youth and address the digital skills gap in the industry.- Digital Transformation
- Leadership & Coaching
- Skills Development
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.
InsightsCOVID-19 has been challenging for many impact enterprises. For Maya, a digital business providing mobile-based health services in Bangladesh, this was certainly the case. This article looks at how Maya reacted and adapted to the fast-evolving situation, enabling them to successfully respond to the crisis and their business need.
InsightsD2D Pro is a last-mile distribution project for impact durables, run by BoPInc.,
InsightsShobar Jonno Pani (SJP) works to ensure permanent access to reliable treated water services in deprived urban neighbourhoods of Bangladesh, by providing piped water directly to homes at an affordable price.
ReportA report detailing Jeeon’s COVID-19 response in Bangladesh through protecting & empowering pharmacies and “village doctors”.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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