ACCESS CSO - Solar Sister

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Solar Sister

• Solar Sister was founded in 2010 and is based in United States .
• Type of organisation: NGO

- 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa have no access to electricity - women bear the huge burden of this energy poverty and disproportionately shoulder the harmful effects of climate change - Solar Sister provides women with economic opportunity, training and support to distribute clean energy to underserved communities in Africa. - We have launched over 3,000 sustainable businesses providing clean energy to over one million Africans.

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Key Activities

- our Theory of Change is rooted in the knowledge that local women are enterprising, creative, hard working, and committed to improving the wellbeing of their families and communities.

- recruits, trains, supports and delivers clean energy products to networks of women entrepreneurs across Nigeria and Tanzania.

- offers comprehensive 12-month training package on clean energy technology, business skills, and leadership

- provides ongoing mentoring and a portfolio of quality-assured clean energy products and services.

- marketing of durable affordable clean energy products in country

- awareness-raising climate change and it's specific impact on women

Main Activities

Target Groups

for clean cooking:

• Households

for electricity:

• Households
• Productive use and livelihoods

Themes

Energy Solution Focus

Clean cooking

Electricity

Biomass Solar

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Where we work

Our regions of operation are: Sub-Saharan Africa.

Our countries of operation are: Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda.
Our headquarter is based in:

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Nigeria, Tanzania and formerly Uganda.

Contact Details

• Contact Fid Thompson
• Visit our website (external link)

Partnerships

We work together with the following ACCESS coalition partners: Energia, Kopernik, National Gender and Energy Network (NGSEN) - Tanzania, Practical Action, Tanzania Renewable Energy Association (TAREA).

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