About Us
Our Vision
- Help Small and Growing Businesses (SGBs) to scale up, increasing their positive impact on the lives of the underprivileged and environment. Alongside creating employment opportunities and supporting regional economic growth and micro-entrepreneurs along the supply chain.
- Contribute to the development of regional economies and make progress towards several Sustainable Development Goals including SDG 3, 6, 8, 11 and 13.
- Generate financial returns for investors, including mobilising finance and incubate an investment vehicle for SGBs.
Our Story
Addressing a financial gap
Through its work developing local sanitation markets in Asia and Africa, WASTE noticed a pattern of where small and growing businesses supported under its WASH and waste projects would fall off due to lack of investment, causing progress to backslide.
Laying the foundations
In 2020, to address this financial gap, TAS was founded in partnership with its first investor The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). This was closely followed by Yunus Social Business (YSB) in 2021 who came on board as fund manager.
Looking to the future
WASTE and its partners are catalyzing private investors into the WASH and waste sectors to serve an increasing number of small and growing businesses with growth finance and business support. Find out how these investments are helping to transform the everyday lives of communities in low- and middle-income countries. Detail
Our Team
TAS brings together financial and technical experts, business leaders, global partners and commercial investors to maximise impact and build sustainable financing opportunities.
Our Partners
