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Global Distributors Collective

The Global Distributors Collective (GDC) is a collective of last mile distributors around the world. We are dedicated to supporting distributors to help them reach millions of unserved customers with life-changing products, and to developing the last mile distribution sector as a whole.

We have over 200 members in over 60 countries, who have reached over 40 million people in last mile households with beneficial products such as solar lights, clean cookstoves and water filters.

Our ambition is to make last mile distribution the first priority so that beneficial household products can be made affordable and available to all.

Welcoming new head of the GDC

New GDC team member alert...

We are thrilled to have Russell on board as the new Head of the GDC and can't wait for you to see and hear more from him.

As former Managing Director of GDC member Vitalite Zambia, Russell brings with him a wealth of first-hand experience of the challenges and opportunities faced by last mile distributors seeking to professionalise and scale. Welcome, Russell!

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GDC video series

GDC video series: Investing in last mile distribution

This video series spotlights the fundraising and growth stories of three GDC members and their intermediary investor partners; showing that the right kind of capital at the right time can be catalytic for companies, customers and funders alike.

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GDC job opportunity

The GDC is hiring: Project Manager

We’re hiring a Project Manager based in Kenya, Zimbabwe, Senegal or Nepal to lead one of our flagship projects, a technical assistance facility that supports leading last mile distribution companies to strengthen their businesses and increase their impact.

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New GDC team member alert...

GDC video series: Investing in last mile distribution

The GDC is hiring: Project Manager

Collective solutions

Find out how we support last mile distributors to save time, money and reach profitability.

Our members

Get to know our members, who work in over 50 countries and sell more than 10 types of products.

Join us

If you are a last mile distributor and would like to join the GDC, we’d love to hear from you!

GDC reports and resources

State of the last mile distribution sector 2022

State of the last mile distribution sector 2022

Last Mile Distribution: State of the sector update 2022 (full report)

Gender in Business: Lessons learned for last mile distributors

Embracing digital solutions in last mile distribution: six steps for introducing new tools to sales agents

Digital transformation to support last mile distribution: Overcoming barriers together

Implementing Effective Innovation Challenges: Three lessons from the last mile distribution sector

Five hurdles to getting productive use of energy products to the last mile

Last Mile Distribution Capital Continuum: trends, gaps and opportunities

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