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Bella is one of our youngest SolarAid fundraisers, choosing to go screen free (no TV, phone, tablet or laptop!) for 2 whole days to help other children to do their homework with safe light. She set a target of £70 – to which she donated £5 of her own money – smashing that by raising […]

  “I have always wanted to learn how to fix things, but lack of knowledge has always been a challenge”, customer in Zambia Clifford Namuswa is a farmer and a part-time HIV/AIDS counsellor who lives in Masuku, Zambia with his nine children. He was using kerosene and a torch on his phone for his lighting […]

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The stifling effect of kerosene light dependency has been on our radar for some time now. As you may have heard us utter once or twice in the past, kerosene used for lighting alone can eat up to 20% of a household’s income and emits harmful fumes – the equivalent of around 40 cigarettes per […]

PRESS RELEASE Statkraft intends to support SolarAid with donations totalling £2m over three years. 548 million people are living without electricity in sub-Saharan Africa, impacting their ability to learn, work and feel safe after dark. For the first time since 2013 the number of people who do not have access to electricity in sub-Saharan Africa […]

We’re excited to announce that we’ve teamed up with Naturally Africa Foundation to help spread safe clean light throughout rural communities in Malawi. Setup in 2010, NAF is committed to raising funds and providing support across Africa to both community and conservation projects. Their mission is to relieve poverty by assisting in the provision of education, training […]

Our ‘SolarAid in two minutes’ film was first shown on the big screen at a music festival in July 2011. We wanted to show that by using sunshine for energy, rural communities are empowering themselves. What’s more, they are happy about it. With solar energy they can build their communities, provide opportunities in schools, health […]

Our social enterprise SunnyMoney is the largest distributor of solar lights in Africa, focussing solely on pico solar products. A pico-solar light is a compact portable device that uses a photovoltaic panel to produce up to 10 watts of power. Combined with advanced batteries and LED bulbs they are able to produce hours of bright […]

  A candle might mean something different to me than it does to you. I’ve heard stories from the UK of using candles at Christmas, on a romantic occasion, or even with a bath. In Malawi, we have no choice but to use candles made from crude oil to try and light our homes. Thanks […]