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| | |CSO countries=Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda | | |CSO countries=Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda |
| | |CSO country=United States | | |CSO country=United States |
| − | |CSO subregion=Nigeria, Tanzania and formerly Uganda. | + | |CSO subregion=Nigeria, Tanzania and formerly Uganda. |
| | |CSO cooking=Clean cooking | | |CSO cooking=Clean cooking |
| | |CSO cooking biomass=Biomass | | |CSO cooking biomass=Biomass |
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| | - women bear the huge burden of this energy poverty and disproportionately shoulder the harmful effects of climate change | | - 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. | | - 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. | + | - We have launched over 3,000 sustainable businesses providing clean energy to over one million Africans. |
| | |CSO key=- 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. | | |CSO key=- 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. |
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| | - marketing of durable affordable clean energy products in country | | - marketing of durable affordable clean energy products in country |
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| − | - awareness-raising climate change and it's specific impact on women | + | - awareness-raising climate change and it's specific impact on women |
| | |CSO contact=Fid Thompson | | |CSO contact=Fid Thompson |
| | |CSO email=fid@solarsister.org | | |CSO email=fid@solarsister.org |
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| | |CSO logo=Logo bigger.png | | |CSO logo=Logo bigger.png |
| | |CSO picture1=180311 Maduma Iringa TZ 37.jpg | | |CSO picture1=180311 Maduma Iringa TZ 37.jpg |
| | + | |CSO picture2=Marang visit-8.jpg |
| | |CSO partners=Energia, Kopernik, National Gender and Energy Network (NGSEN) - Tanzania, Practical Action, Tanzania Renewable Energy Association (TAREA) | | |CSO partners=Energia, Kopernik, National Gender and Energy Network (NGSEN) - Tanzania, Practical Action, Tanzania Renewable Energy Association (TAREA) |
| | |CSO intern gain=- partnerships and collaborations that can enrich our work | | |CSO intern gain=- partnerships and collaborations that can enrich our work |
| | - share our work and raise awareness of what Solar Sister is doing | | - share our work and raise awareness of what Solar Sister is doing |
| | - a place where others can discover Solar Sister and our focus | | - a place where others can discover Solar Sister and our focus |
| − | - dialogue and learning across the coalition | + | - dialogue and learning across the coalition |
| | |CSO intern skills=- women-centered work, gender-mainstreaming | | |CSO intern skills=- women-centered work, gender-mainstreaming |
| | - gender and clean energy | | - gender and clean energy |
| | - decentralized distribution of clean energy | | - decentralized distribution of clean energy |
| − | - reaching last-mile consumers | + | - reaching last-mile consumers |
| | |CSO learning=Consumer finance facilitation, Policy advocacy, Livelihoods and agriculture | | |CSO learning=Consumer finance facilitation, Policy advocacy, Livelihoods and agriculture |
| | |CSO expertise=Installation/ distribution of clean energy solutions, Awareness and demand creation, Capacity building and training, Business development support, Gender mainstreaming and empowerment | | |CSO expertise=Installation/ distribution of clean energy solutions, Awareness and demand creation, Capacity building and training, Business development support, Gender mainstreaming and empowerment |
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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.
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
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Target groups
for clean cooking:
for electricity: - Households
- Productive use and livelihoods
Themes
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Energy Solution Focus
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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 [www.solarsister.org website (external link)]
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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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