Where we work
The African continent encompasses an enormous diversity of cultures, languages and ways of life. However, every second person still has no access to electricity – with serious consequences for education, health and development.
The power of the sun opens up new opportunities: electricity for schools, health stations and small businesses creates prospects and shapes future generations. Africa has some of the best conditions for solar energy in the world – and this is a great opportunity to combine sustainable development with climate protection.
Ethiopia
Young adults in Ethiopia are building a self-determined future by training in solar technology. They supply schools, health centres and villages with sustainable energy.
A centre for solar fuels is being built at Adama Science and Technology University. Green fuels such as methanol are produced using solar power. Specialists are also being trained for the energy transition.
Burkina Faso
Solar power brings light to rural health centres, which are often the first port of call for women and children. This makes treatment safer for patients – especially during births and emergencies at night.
Kenya
In youth centres in Kenya, disadvantaged young people receive training in solar technology with a state-recognised diploma. In this way, they are not only shaping their own future, but also the energy future of their regions.
Women in Kenya are learning solar technology and gaining new independence. With their knowledge and skills, they bring light to their communities and open doors to new opportunities.
Solar power is changing lives in the Kakuma refugee camp: A school, a clinic, a water pump and families are supplied with electricity. At the same time, young people are being trained in solar technology.
Niger
Solar power brings light to rural health centres, which are often the first port of call for women and children. This makes treatment safer for patients – especially during births and emergencies at night.
Switzerland
The solar vignette makes electricity consumption visible in everyday life. Thousands of people in Switzerland offset the electricity consumption of their appliances with the solar vignette and set an example for the energy transition.
Scouts in Switzerland discover solar energy through workshops, experiments and mobile systems. In this way, they are sensitized to climate protection and discover how they themselves can be part of the energy transition.
Senegal
Training in solar technology opens up new opportunities for young people and returned migrants – for local prospects, against the causes of flight and for a sustainable future.
Solar power brings light to rural health centres, which are often the first port of call for women and children. This makes treatment safer for patients – especially during births and emergencies at night.
Tanzania
In Mbeya, young people receive practical training in solar technology. This creates income, skilled workers for the growing solar sector and new paths to a sustainable future.
Togo
Solar power brings light to rural health centres, which are often the first port of call for women and children. This makes treatment safer for patients – especially during births and emergencies at night.
Worldwide
Scouts from all over the world are trained as Solar Ambassadors. They bring solar energy to their communities with their own projects – promoting education and climate protection.
You can find our completed projects here.
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Completed projects
Art meets solar energy: Artistes-éclairs combined artistic education with training in solar technology and facilitated theater, dance and music performances powered entirely by solar energy.
Solar energy is changing lives in Ethiopia: Solar Learning trained 500 young people and improved access to sustainable electricity for over 40,000 people.
During project weeks in Switzerland, young people experienced solar energy at first hand – by building solar systems, conducting experiments and discussing the future of energy. This turned them into active co-creators of the energy transition.
In rural regions of Cameroon, solar energy supplies health centers with electricity for lighting, cooling and safe treatment. Over 160,000 people now benefit from better medical care.
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Solafrica developed a mobile learning platform for solar technology. This enabled young people in Kenya and Tanzania to continue their education and discover new ways of learning.
Refugees found new prospects in Switzerland through training and practical experience in the solar industry. The programme promoted integration and countered the shortage of skilled workers – awarded the Watt d’Or 2023.