David Hugues
Bio
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I am David, 34 years old, French and father of 2 sons.
Currently, I hold the role of Chief Technology & Data Officer at Baobab+, a social business aiming at enabling access to energy for offgrid populations. We distribute solar home systems in rural areas in Africa, and sell all our products in "pay as you go" (Similar to leasing) to make them affordable to the most (typical cost < 0.5 usd / day) .
I'm a firm believer that one of the best way to foster economic development is to demonstrate that African based social businesses can be attractive for private investment.
How others can help me
I am looking for concrete ways AI can have a transformative impact on underserved populations. Let me know if this is an area of interest - happy to have a chat about this !
How I can help others
Let me know if I can be useful drafting a technology roadmap for an organization or help you analyze your organization's data for strategic decision making.
Hello there !
I'm David, 31, French, father of 2 - recently moved to Madagascar.
I would be really interested to get in touch with EA community members in Madagascar. Also I believe there's also an opportunity to spread the movement here, given the poverty and inequalities issues are really tangible here.
Currently, I hold the role of Chief Technology Officer at Baobab+, a social business aiming at enabling access to energy, digital and finance products. We distribute our products in rural areas in Africa, and sell all our products in "pay as you go" (Similar to leasing) to make them affordable to the most (typical cost < 0.5 usd / day) .
Customers, proving their trustworthyness with good repayment enter a virtuous circle and get access to larger products (e.g. basic phone or a fridge) or loans.
I would be thrilled to study a bit closer the impact we're having compared to other initiatives.