In Namanongo, Zambia, Solar Home Systems are already being installed – bringing clean, reliable light to families who have never had it before. This is where we show that 100% energy access is possible, even in one of the hardest places to reach.
Now, we’re working to connect all 1,382 households in this remote community, where homes are spread far apart and access is difficult. With your support, we can reach every family – and prove what’s possible for communities like this across Zambia.
More remote. Harder to reach. Namanongo sits over 100km from Lusaka, with homes spread across small villages, often 50 to 100 metres apart – and some much further beyond. Reaching every household here brings real challenges.
For families living here, reliable power can feel out of reach. Many rely on candles or kerosene lamps for light – options that are expensive, polluting and dangerous. Something as simple as switching on a light after dark is still not guaranteed.
But this is exactly why this work matters. With your support, SolarAid can bring affordable, dependable solar power to every household in Namanongo – showing what’s possible for communities like this across Zambia.
Help us reach our goal of £45,000 – enough to continue connecting homes in Namanongo and bring clean, reliable light to more families.
Thanks to the generosity of a kind donor, a £35,000 match fund is now in place – ready to be unlocked.
Every donation made today will be matched, doubling the difference for families across rural Zambia – but we still need your help to reach the full amount.
Every pound raised now will help us bring light and power to more homes, schools, and clinics where no one else will go.
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"A solar home system would make me very happy. Life would look far more promising."Fridah Luputa Mwale, Namanongo
Fridah has spent her whole life without access to electricity. At night, even simple tasks can be difficult – from caring for a sick family member to helping children study.
With access to power, she hopes to grow a small salon business and create a better future for her family. What once felt out of reach would suddenly feel possible. You can read Fridah’s story here.
Fridah Luputa Mwale with her husband Stephen, and children Lucky and Given outside their home in Chipungu village, Namanongo. Fridah hopes reliable solar lighting could help create a brighter future for her family. Photo: SolarAid/Jason J Mulikita
Dylan Chewe, Project Coordinator for SolarAid’s Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) project in Namanongo, explains why this community has been chosen – and what it will take to reach every home, school and clinic.
If you donate to this appeal, the funds will be spent wherever the need is greatest to support the charitable goals of SolarAid, helping bring solar light and energy to remote communities across Africa.
While this appeal focuses on the Namanongo project in Zambia, donations may also support related work that helps SolarAid deliver safe, reliable solar energy to communities most in need.
If you have any questions about this appeal or how funds are used, please contact us at [email protected] or on +44 (0)20 7278 0400. Thank you.
Photo information:
1. Main banner image: Aerial view of terrain and road networks in Rufunsa District, Zambia. Credits: SolarAid/Jason J Mulikita
2. SunnyMoney technicians unloading Solar Home Systems as part of the Light a Village programme. Credits: SolarAid/Kondwani Jere
3. Solar Home System installations taking place in rural communities across Namanongo. Credits: SolarAid/Kondwani Jere
4. Given Mwale studying at Ndubulula School in Namanongo, Zambia. Credits: SolarAid/Jason J Mulikita
5. Fridah Luputa Mwale with members of her family: Stephen, Lucky and Given. Credits: SolarAid/Jason J Mulikita
