Miller Center + Chevron: Partnering for Impact
Advancing Climate Resilience Solutions in the Asia Pacific Region
Miller Center partners with organizations that believe in the power of social entrepreneurship. For the past five years, Chevron has been a committed partner in this work, funding Miller Center programs to help support social entrepreneurs across Asia Pacific and India through hands-on engagement, mentoring, and long-term investment in their growth.
Together, we bring entrepreneurs, mentors, students, and ecosystem partners into shared learning spaces where ideas are tested, leadership is strengthened, and impact is accelerated.
Entrepreneur Testimonials
Partnership Timeline
The partnership began in 2021, supporting social enterprises advancing climate-smart agriculture, safe water, and reliable energy across India, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam. In 2022, Miller Center and Chevron expanded their partnership, adding leadership development, mentoring, post-program support, and investment-readiness. The Initiative was later extended through 2026, reflecting a shared commitment to long-term impact.
Impact at Scale
Across both programs, the partnership has supported 48 social enterprises. The majority are women-led, and many operate at the intersection of regenerative agriculture, lower-carbon energy, and clean water access. Together, they have generated more than $130 million in investment growth, over $50 million in revenue growth, created 750+ jobs, and improved the lives of more than 19 million people. These results demonstrate the power of combining corporate philanthropy, deep engagement, and locally led solutions to scale lasting impact.
Trust-Based Philanthropy
Chevron’s flexible support enables Miller Center to go beyond a traditional accelerator by providing tailored leadership coaching, mentoring, peer learning, and investment readiness support. Built on trust and a shared commitment to impact, the partnership continues to strengthen entrepreneurs and the resilient communities they serve.
Meet Some of the Social Enterprises
Kisangas
Kisangas provides sustainable organic waste management solutions designed to utilize waste as a commodity for farmers. Its modern and affordable biogas technology helps to convert cattle waste into a clean form of fuel, making farmers self-reliant for fuel and providing an excellent bio fertilizer. Kisangas is headquartered in India.
Gravity Water
Gravity Water turns rain into safe drinking water at schools in need around the world. Gravity Water focuses on a low-technology approach to safe drinking water access through rainwater harvesting, elevated storage, and gravity-fed filtration. Their systems provide reliable and long-term access to clean water for a fraction of the cost of advanced treatment systems. Gravity Water operates in Nepal, Vietnam, Indonesia, Puerto Rico, and Costa Rica.
Banka Bio
Banka Bio converts agricultural and organic waste into valuable bio‑products such as compost and renewable inputs. Its model reduces environmental pollution while creating new income streams for farmers.
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“We are incredibly proud to be working with social enterprises through the Miller Center-Chevron initiative. We hope that the support provided with mentorship, investment readiness, and strategic guidance will continue to help social entrepreneurs scale solutions that address critical challenges.”
