1 Billion People Lack Access to Electricity
SELF partners with unelectrified communities to establish solar solutions
Access to Energy...
Feeds Families
Expands Education
Saves Lives
Our Mission
The Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF) uses the power of the sun to fight poverty and climate change.
Energy access is at the root of some of our greatest global inequities—from education to food security to healthcare. SELF works with communities around the world to establish solar energy projects, with a focus on environmental justice, community ownership, and scalable outcomes.
Powering Justice in Uganda
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Energy Poverty by the Numbers
It’s about more than turning on the lights. The impacts of energy poverty span nearly every aspect of life. By expanding access to electricity, we build capacity to solve of the world’s greatest inequities.
%
Lack access to basic electricity
%
rely on dangerous cooking systems
%
don’t have internet access
%
of the global population receives only 15% of clean energy investment
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