In 2015 the world committed to achieve 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) by 2030. Six years on, progress on SDG7 in Africa, which aims to “Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all”, is going in the wrong direction. For the first time since 2013, the number of people who have […]
This document covers SolarAid’s work on Light Libraries in Zambia and Malawi.
This document covers SolarAid’s work on Tackling solar electronic-waste in Zambia.
This document covers SolarAid’s work on Powering Healthcare in Zambia and Malawi.
For rural health clinics in many parts of Africa, electricity is not being taken for granted. In sub-Saharan Africa, 3 in 4 health facilities are estimated to operate without reliable access to electricity. When the sun sets, clinics operate in darkness. Medical appliances are without power, laboratories are at a stand-still. At many clinics, […]
SolarAid is launching ‘Light a Village’ – a new game-changing initiative to implement a new commercial model that aims to reach 100% penetration of solar energy in a single, rural off-grid community in Malawi. The pilot is being launched and funded as a ‘Permission to Fail’ project by long-term supporters Dr. Ewan Kirk and Dr. […]
Across sub-Saharan Africa, energy poverty disproportionately affects women and girls. Because women and girls are the main users of energy in the home, a lack of access to clean and safe electricity means they are hit hardest by the effects of household air pollution which now kills more people globally than HIV, malaria and […]
This Annual Report covers the financial year of 2019 as well as impact numbers and future plans.
Thanks to our incredible supporters, we have been able to deliver solar lights to rural health clinics. Babies can now be born into the world with safe light, and life-threatening procedures can be carried out by health professionals safely. 3 out of every 4 health facilities across sub-Saharan Africa are without access to reliable power. […]
Malawi has again had to temporarily close schools as a consequence of the rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus and with the highly contagious South African strain now prevalent in the country. The implications of yet another school closure are dire and hitting the most marginalised children hardest. The schools are places to learn, […]