It was Christmas Eve, and the lights came back on for five hundred students in Haiti. Several months ago, SELF received an urgent plea. A K-12 residential school in Haiti needed a new solar battery bank, and their students' safety depended on it. Haiti continues to...
New initiative equips women with entrepreneurial skills in clean cooking and business management JINJA, Uganda, November 18, 2024 – The Solar Cooking Program trains women in Uganda to become culinary entrepreneurs. An initiative of the Solar Electric Light...
A New Solar Installation Electrifies Justice Center, Courts, Town Hall, and More BALA, Kole District, Uganda, May 28, 2024 – A new solar microgrid promises to improve legal and municipal services in rural Uganda. The “Justice Microgrid,” a 14.25-kilowatt photovoltaic...
Solar Goes Where the Grid Won’t, Driving Better Health Outcomes for Rural Communities KALAÉ DISTRICT Benin, August 15, 2023 — In the Kalalé District of Benin, West Africa, basic health services are hard to come by. Historically, a lack of electrical infrastructure in...
SELF and local partner, the Rape Hurts Foundation (RHF), have launched a project aimed at expanding entrepreneurship opportunities for women and survivors of sexual- and gender-based violence. Past work between SELF and RHF has focused on powering safer...
No one should have to choose between lighting their homes and putting food on the table. But in South Texas, this is a daily decision many make. Household energy costs force families to ration basic necessities, impacting their health and wellbeing and reinforcing the...
In partnership with the Uganda-based Rape Hurts Foundation (RHF), SELF implemented—and is expanding—a solar solution to reduce sexual violence against women and girls. About the Rape Hurts Foundation The Rape Hurts Foundation (RHF) is a Ugandan NGO dedicated to...
SELF’s work in Haiti both before and after the 2010 earthquake included the electrification of health centers along the southwest coast, as well as a community micro-grid to serve Chardonnieres, Port a Piment, and Coteaux. This hybrid micro-grid (which combines solar...
SELF partnered with PATH, a nonprofit global health organization, to monitor the efficacy of vaccine refrigerators in Haiti. Vaccine refrigerators, also known as cold chain equipment (CCE), are essential for disease prevention but are expensive and highly sensitive....
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