Burro Brand Ghana Ltd

Description:

Burro is a for-profit company that hopes to provide affordable high-quality goods and service to low-income families in the developing world. They develop products which consider the economic situation of their clients. Their first offering is a rechargeable battery service which offers more power and costs less than regular batteries. Clients pay a onetime fully refundable fee to Burro resellers and provide their contact information to ensure batteries are returned to the resellers after usage. Burro resellers take clientsÕ used batteries and replace them with fresh ones. The used batteries are then collected by the main office to be cleaned and recharged.

Countries of Operation: Ghana

Headquarters: Koforidua, Ghana

Main Area of Focus:Energy

Other Areas of Focus: Batteries

BOP Value Add: Product Design, Employment

Profit Focus: For-Profit

Awards/Funders:

Website:

http://www.burrobrand.biz/default.htm

Resources:
http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2009/01/rechargeable-batteries-as-social-business.html

http://skitocoast.blogspot.com/2008/10/burro-brand-ghana-ltd.html

http://anxietyneurosis.wordpress.com/2009/01/18/better-than-tiger-head/