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Susie reads an extract from her book at the All Ears event. Our very own superhero, Susie Wheeldon, spoke of her Solar Cycle Diary adventures (and misadventures) in front of a captivated audience of 130 on Tuesday night.  The event brought together a trilogy of inspiring speakers, including writer and coach, Gaylene Gould and entrepreneur and humanitarian Sean Carasso of Falling Whistles – […]

  International solar developer Solarcentury gives 5% of net profit every year to SolarAid, a UK based international charity which exists to bring solar light and power to communities in Africa without access to electricity. This year, the donation has broken all previous records, and almost reached a million pounds. This news comes as SolarAid’s […]

  “The developing world is full of entrepreneurs and visionaries, who with access to education, equity and credit would play a key role in developing the economic situations in their countries.”  This was said by Muhammad Yunus, the leading pioneer for modern microfinance. His work through the Nobel Peace Prize winning Grameen Bank has shown […]

Blogger: Kat Harrison, Social Impact and Research Manager Twitter: @sunrise_kat Tumblr: http://sunrisekat.tumblr.com (Above: Research Assistants, Tanzania)   I expect you’re probably wondering what’s the latest with all this clever research we’re doing at SolarAid? Yes, I thought so. Well, mission completed: the first phase of our impact measurement function has been set up in Africa. Research Assistants […]

SolarAid Terms of Use By using or accessing www.solar-aid.org (the “Website”), you agree to be legally bound by these terms and conditions. If you do not wish to be bound by these terms and conditions, please do not use this Website. Information about us This Website is operated by SolarAid, a registered charity in England […]

The growth of the off-grid solar industry is good news for development, however, with a limited lifespan, the large number of solar lanterns and home systems being distributed in sub-Saharan Africa is also adding to the region’s existing problems with electronic waste (e-waste). To understand this issue further and to explore opportunities to respond to this […]

  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 opening a brand-new innovation hub in Kenya with support from the Turner Kirk Trust. — This year, SolarAid is launching the ‘SunnyMoney Brains’ Unit in Kenya to develop, test and implement new trading models to increase the distribution of solar lights across Africa. The innovation centre comes after a £90,000 philanthropic donation by […]

As an organisation delivering off-grid energy, our mission is to light up every home, school and clinic in Africa by 2030. How well are we achieving this when compared with other energy organisations? We’re proud to have our Social Enterprise SunnyMoney Zambia named a 60 Decibels Energy Top Impact Award winner for Solar Lanterns this […]

In Malawi, Light a Village, aims to provide every household in one unelectrified village with access to a solar home system. In June, SunnyMoney trained a group of Customer Service Representatives (CSR) to help roll out Light a Village in Ntchisi. At Chiko 2 School in Ntchisi, Malawi , a group of new CSRs of […]