In the News: In Kenya, A Solar Program Puts “Last-Mile” Consumers First
…says. “I now know how to present myself and the more money I get, the harder I work.” Lighting Africa is part of Lighting Global, a program that supports the…
βYou Can See the Future from Hereβ The World Bank Solar Village
…into what is possible in the education sector. Our “Clinic” featured a variety of solar lanterns, providing reliable lighting to increase safety in delivering health care after dark. Renewit…
Putting “Last-Mile” Consumers First in Kenya
…on Business Opportunities Onyong’e launched her microbusiness using Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) a mobile-money platform that lets consumers pay for the products in small installments—making the product affordable across income groups. PAYG…
PRESS RELEASE | New Reporting Standards Could Energize the Off-Grid Solar Industry
…stakeholders who was involved in developing the new framework. “Now is the ideal time for the industry to introduce common reporting standards and increase transparency to attract further investment from…
Communities Reap Multiple Benefits from Clean, Safe Solar Lights
SunnyMoney’s Felix Manutwa demonstrates how solar lights work © SunnyMoney/SolarAid Victoria Materu and her two children live in the rural Kilimanjaro region of Northern Tanzania. If there is one thing…
The True Cost of Kerosene in Rural Africa
…those who buy in small quantities in order to better inform cost benefit analyses for the transition from kerosene lighting to modern off-grid lighting systems. The study reveals a substantial…
βLibraryβ of Solar Lights puts pico-PV in the hands of approximately 55,000 rural Senegalese
…exposed to the technology. “It is not safe to buy something you don’t know,” Aliou Ba, father of 5 school children in the Kaolack region in Senegal, part of a…
BLOG: Public Funding for Off-Grid Solar
…2020. If you would like to be informed when it is released, please drop us a line at info@lightingglobal.org and we will let you know when it is available. …
Article: How Off-Grid Solar Access Impacts Literacy
…of Acumen explains: ‘investing in companies that focus on making products or services accessible to lower-income households is key’. Harrison also highlights the importance of enablers such as mobile money…
Faulu Reaching the Base of the Pyramid with Off-Grid Lighting
…improved quality of life, increased productivity and income levels. “I have a business in Lodwar and I realized that the landlord was ineffective in paying electricity bills so there were…