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For this year’s Christmas Challenge, we hope you will join us in reaching 94,400 people in rural Africa with clean, safe and affordable solar light. For every £4 donated, we can reach one more family with a solar light. Together, we are closer to ensuring that no one is left in the dark.
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Situation
Currently there are 600 million people living in sub-Saharan Africa without access to electricity. This means families are forced to rely on dangerous and expensive alternatives to light their homes - like candles, kerosene or poor quality battery torches. Latest official projections are that by 2030, there will still be 600 million left in the dark. At SolarAid, we are determined to light the way for a brighter future. Our mission is to ensure that, by 2030, no one will be left in the dark.
Solution
SolarAid provides access to affordable solar lights in the poorest, rural communities in Malawi and Zambia. We sell solar lights through our social enterprise, SunnyMoney, using a ‘trade-not-aid’ approach to catalyse sustainable solar markets. With a solar light, everything changes. Over three years, each family saves £159, over 1,000 extra study hours are created for children, 1.1 tonnes of CO2 emissions are averted and half the household experiences better health.
