SolarAid has brand new impact research! As part of our ongoing commitment to not only reach customers, but to also understand and maximise our impact, we conducted customer surveys in 2022. This project was undertaken by the sector leading impact research organisation, and long-term partner, 60 Decibels. Customers were spoken to twice, before and […]
Today, on World Youth Skills Day, SolarAid is thrilled to announce the development of its new Solar Light Library Toolkit. This is an open source toolkit which has been developed to help schools and development organisations set up their own solar Light Libraries to help ensure that every student has access to light. At […]
In April last year, we launched Project Switch in the village of Mandevu in central Malawi. Mandevu is a village full of life, located just at the foot of a green mountain, with a main road that is always bustling with activity. But Mandevu had a problem. The village was unelectrified and the majority of people […]
SunnyMoney’s Project Switch is a year-long pilot program that aims to provide entry-level solar products to 200 households in Mandevu Village, Kasungu, Malawi. This report by Imani captures impacts and lessons learned. There are noticeable changes in both quantitative and qualitative indicators of income and household expenditure, sources and use of lighting, mobile phones […]
At SolarAid, we have customers rather than beneficiaries. By adopting a trade-not-aid model, we are ensuring families in rural areas have the choice to buy a solar product. We need to listen to these families. Understanding and acting on feedback allows us to improve our service rather than assuming we know best. In 2019, […]
60 Decibels carried out a customer survey in Malawi. See what our customers had to say about our lights.
In this Agent Deep Dive by 60 decibels, you can have a look at who our Agents in Malawi and Zambia are and what they have to say.
Last week saw the release of the Global Off-Grid Solar Market Report, which rightly celebrated the fact that ‘Today, more people have access to solar power in their homes and businesses than ever before.’ It went on to recognise that nearly 1 billion people still live with no access to modern energy and that off-grid solar lighting […]
SolarAid turned 10 years old in 2016. This report looks at the impact SolarAid has made over the last ten years, focussing on Kenya and Tanzania, where small but thriving solar markets now exist where previously there were none.
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.