‘The Solar Nation Assured Installer Network is delighted to announce that SolarAid are now our official charity partner’
SolarAid’s vision aligns with our own, and we actively support the charity’s work in sub-Saharan Africa, where they are assisting the fuel poor bypass the oil age and embracing solar for lighting and powering their homes’
SolarAid: Why we exist
Nearly 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa live without access to energy. In rural communities across the continent, the day ends when the sun sets. In the darkness, businesses close, children are unable to study, and families are left without a sense of safety. For a little bit of light, many turn to battery powered torches, kerosene lamps or paraffin candles – alternatives that are expensive, dangerous and emit toxic fumes into people’s lungs, homes and the atmosphere.
SolarAid: Who we are and what we do
SolarAid is an international charity founded in 2006 dedicated to bringing solar power to rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa. Together with our social
enterprise, SunnyMoney, we are travelling to the places hardest to reach, pioneering
innovative enterprise programmes that tackle poverty and climate change. To date,
we have distributed over 2.4 million solar lights across rural sub-Saharan Africa.
We know that every time someone switches on a solar-powered light, it’s an instant win for people and the planet. That’s why it’s our mission to light up every home, school and clinic in Africa by 2030, making real sustainable change with clean, safe solarpower.