As our out-going CEO, Andrew Webb prepares to join the Executive Board at VSO International as their new Director of Business Development. He has a special farewell message for our supporters. Over to you Andy. As I come to the end of my time at SolarAid and wrap-up a few loose ends I […]
SolarAid and SunnyMoney have now sold over 1.7 million solar lights. This report shows how this has lit up millions of lives, catalysed sustainable solar markets and enabled critical research and policy work.
This is Joseph Karanja. Joseph is a solar superstar. He’s using SunnyMoney solar lights as a symbol of peace between communities in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. Here’s his latest blog about his solar for peace initiative. Keep up the great work Joseph. Eldoret, the capital of Uasin Gishu County, once an epicentre of violence is […]
You may recall from some of our previous blogs that we were in the process of looking for a new home for our award-winning Research & Impact department. Well, it looks like we’ve found one, but we can’t talk about it just yet. We can confirm that Kat, our Director of Research & Impact, will […]
Solar lights improve opportunities for girls. With savings made by families they can often afford to send more children to school and with a free and clean source of light in the evening everybody gets a chance to study, not just the boys. With Goal 5 of the Global Goals in mind we explore the […]
Ethan went without light and gadgets for 5 days! He raised a phenomenal £1,700 for SolarAid, saving families over £67,600, which would otherwise have been spent on extremely hazardous ways of lighting their homes. In Ethan’s words, “I’ve seen how a small amount of money can create such huge and sustainable change to children’s health, […]
Kenya is the fastest growing solar market in Africa thanks to its reputation for being a hub of East African entrepreneurship. Our social enterprise, SunnyMoney, has sold nearly half a million lights in the last few years, reaching over 3.2 million people. That equates to around $175 million in savings over the lifetime of […]
In November 2014 SunnyMoney opened its newest office in Uganda with help from the UK government. Only 15 million people have access to electricity in Uganda, leaving 31 million without power. Across the nation, 63% of families use toxic kerosene for lighting which, in this landlocked country, comes at a particularly high cost: 25% […]
Today, world leaders meet in New York to get behind the Global Goals: fighting poverty, injustice and climate change. Our work building sustainable markets for solar lights directly underpins Goal 7 – Clean Energy – but solar lights hit many others too. 10 goals in one in fact. Here’s a brief step by step summary. […]
Severe drought in Zambia has left the country grappling with electricity shortages as hydropower accounts for over 90% of the nation’s grid supply. In the midst of energy-saving blackouts, SunnyMoney’s sales have soared – as savvy Zambians choose to invest in reliable solar power. More than 90% of Zambia’s electricity is hydro-powered by three major […]