Solar Sister – Solar Lamp Distribution Project
Solar Sister
Solution Overview & Benefits
Solar Sister trains and supports women to deliver clean energy directly to homes in rural African communities.
They provide essential services and training that enable women entrepreneurs to build sustainable businesses in their own communities.
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Solar Sister Team recruits, trains and supports new entrepreneurs, and supplies them with durable, affordable solar-powered products and clean stoves.
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Entrepreneurs earn income and sell products directly to people without power.
- Communities benefit from the financial, education, and health benefits of clean energy.
History & Development
Solar Sister envisions a more prosperous world powered by women entrepreneurs.
Everyone should have access to clean energy. In sub-Saharan Africa, where more than 600 million people have no access to electricity and over 700 million must rely on harmful fuels, it’s women who bear the huge burden of this energy poverty and who disproportionately shoulder the harmful effects of climate change.
Solar Sister believes women are a key part of the solution to the clean energy challenge. This is why we invest in women’s enterprise in off-grid communities. We see the opportunity to empower women and to reach those who aren’t reached by business-as-usual energy models. Centering local women in a rapidly growing clean energy sector is essential to eradicating poverty and achieving sustainable solutions to climate change and a host of development issues.
Availability
- Publicly available: yes
- Countries where available: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Available online: yes
- Offered or can be licensed for local manufacture: No
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