What do you get when you combine the power of the sun, a Jackie Chan action movie and your donation? Back in 2010 SolarAid converted a minibus into a 4×4 sun-catching, cinema on wheels – the Solar Roller! It attracted crowds across rural Kenya by showing educational films and movies. SolarAid demonstrate how solar energy can […]
Lighting in Africa is always a challenge, due to the limited reach of grid-based electricity and the dangers of using candles and kerosene which often cause fires. SolarAid is working to eradicate the use of fire for lighting and to provide safe, renewable solar lighting to people living in rural locations who often have no […]
This short video shows the extraordinary impact of the support of SolarAid’s donors. It focuses on our work with schools in East Africa… and shows how solar panels are helping children to achieve better exam results.
John Keane has worked in the off-grid solar sector for many years and was SolarAid’s second employee, more than a decade ago. John first lived in rural Tanzania 17 years ago and learned first hand what it’s like to exist without access to basic forms of infrastructure, beyond the electricity grid. Since this time, […]
Conservation of wildlife is a key activity in Africa and one that is very close to our hearts at SolarAid and SunnyMoney. When Conservation Lower Zambezi (CLZ) approached SunnyMoney in Zambia for sponsorship for their event we simply had to help. CLZ is a mission based organisation working on conserving wildlife and maintaining the integrity of the ecosystem […]
As often happens here at SolarAid, Bisi, an African agent of change, stumbled across SolarAid’s work and couldn’t help but get involved as she immediately saw the benefits of solar lamps, and the impact they could make to people in her community in Nigeria. Bisi, now 76, understood at a very young age that the […]
SunnyMoney have been working with Rob Cunliffe from Legado who “protect the world’s most threatened mountain ecosystems by empowering the people who call them home”. Their flagship project on the beautiful Mount Namuli, in northern Mozambique, engages world-renowned scientists, local community activists and conservation leaders to secure a vibrant future for the mountain and the people who […]
Power-Gen Africa is “Africa’s premier electricity industry event, covering power sector strategy, generation technology, renewable energy, transmission & distribution“, which takes place in Johannesburg every year. This year we are very grateful that the conference organisers chose SolarAid as their charity of choice and helped raise donations in recognition of Nelson Mandela Day. SolarAid Founder and Chairman, […]
SolarAid are happy to announce we will have a new CEO from the beginning of September 2017. John Keane, who currently works for GOGLA, is no stranger to solar development, or SolarAid, having worked in the industry for many years and in numerous roles, including acting CEO and as Development Director of SunnyMoney. Having lived […]
SolarAid is proud to announce that our social enterprise, SunnyMoney, has won the Unilever Global Development Award at the 2017 Responsible Business Awards. The Awards Gala took place at the Royal Albert Hall last night and was presented by broadcasters Jeremy Vine and Emily Maitlis. It celebrated the hundreds of inspiring businesses who entered the awards and […]