The Importance of Climate Smart Construction

The Importance of Climate Smart Construction

The Empowa team has always stressed the importance of climate smart construction. The term “climate smart”  refers to both the environmental impact of construction as well as how the building is designed to respond to natural disasters. In practice, this means...
Loan Performance Reporting

Loan Performance Reporting

The first half of 2023 will see our project break ground on the 25 000 housing development in Beira Mozambique and launch a development with a new partner in our second African country. This level of on-the-ground growth highlights the need for a scalable solution to...
Rent to Own Explained

Rent to Own Explained

Successfully tackling the backlog of 50 million affordable homes in Africa is going to require the combined efforts of a number of innovations. To date, we have discussed the added value of using blockchain in realising this vision. What has received less attention is...
Can Web3 Really Change the World?

Can Web3 Really Change the World?

Find out how we’ve increased Mozambique’s home loan market by 5% in 6 months! Can Web3 really change the world? Empowa is using blockchain technology to increase financial inclusion by building climate smart lease to own homes in Mozambique Financially...
The Road to Net Zero Green Building

The Road to Net Zero Green Building

Catalyst Project Update The Road to Net Zero Green Building As alarm bells ring ever louder about the fate of an over-heating planet, in Africa, we must look to improve living conditions without adding to the problem. The building sector is a major culprit, accounting...