Giving back through charity (SolarSister.org)
Our partners have made a transformational $5 million multi-year commitment to deliver clean energy directly to homes in rural African communities.
We believe that everyone should have access to clean energy no matter where they live.
Solar Sister’s mission is to empower women to bring clean energy to last-mile communities in Africa are deeply aligned in their mission of delivering the benefits of clean energy to everyone, everywhere.
In sub-Saharan Africa, where over 600 million people have no access to electricity, and over 700 million rely on harmful cooking fuels like firewood and charcoal, it’s women who bear the considerable burden of energy poverty and who disproportionately shoulder the detrimental effects of climate change.Solar Sister believes women are a vital part of the solution to the clean energy challenge to bring the latest solar technology to rural African communities. They provide rural women with clean energy livelihood opportunities, opening the door to greater energy security, financial savings, health, educational opportunities, and climate resilience.
Empowering women entrepreneurs in clean energy reaches people who cannot access business-as-usual energy models. With over 6000 entrepreneurs, Solar Sister has reached more than two million people with affordable solar power and offset over 663,661 metric tons of CO2e.