{"id":3728,"date":"2025-08-27T12:09:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T10:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/energy-poverty\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T10:48:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T08:48:25","slug":"energy-poverty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/en\/vision\/energy-poverty\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy poverty"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3728\" class=\"elementor elementor-3728 elementor-3565\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b809615 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b809615\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba74a25 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ba74a25\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2af17f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2af17f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Electricity in Africa<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d21f71 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d21f71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d2f7c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d2f7c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1320\" height=\"880\" src=\"https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Solafrica-Vision-Saubere-Energie-fuer-Alle-1320x883-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1131\" alt=\"Energy poverty - solar energy for development opportunities\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Solafrica-Vision-Saubere-Energie-fuer-Alle-1320x883-1.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Solafrica-Vision-Saubere-Energie-fuer-Alle-1320x883-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Solafrica-Vision-Saubere-Energie-fuer-Alle-1320x883-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Solafrica-Vision-Saubere-Energie-fuer-Alle-1320x883-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1320px) 100vw, 1320px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01224ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01224ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Access to electricity changes lives - and is long overdue <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2879bd hyphens elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2879bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Around 666 million people worldwide live without electricity \u2013 over 85% of them in Africa.<\/strong> Rural regions south of the Sahara are particularly affected. Without electricity, there is not only a lack of light after sunset, but also the basis for education, health care, economic development and social security. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"134233117\":true,\"134233118\":true}\"> <\/span><\/p><p>Electricity in Africa is therefore far more than a technical issue. Where electricity is lacking, medicines cannot be reliably cooled, births at night can only be attended under difficult conditions, homework can hardly be done after dark and machines cannot be operated. Millions of people are thus excluded from opportunities that would be taken for granted with a stable electricity supply.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-170f00f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"170f00f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8b88c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b8b88c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a787ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a787ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Facts about electricity in Africa<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76232e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76232e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9004812 balance elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9004812\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-bolt\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M296 160H180.6l42.6-129.8C227.2 15 215.7 0 200 0H56C44 0 33.8 8.9 32.2 20.8l-32 240C-1.7 275.2 9.5 288 24 288h118.7L96.6 482.5c-3.6 15.2 8 29.5 23.3 29.5 8.4 0 16.4-4.4 20.8-12l176-304c9.3-15.9-2.2-36-20.7-36z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Weltweit ohne Strom: Rund 666 Millionen Menschen haben keinen Zugang zu Elektrizit\u00e4t. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"lasol- la-sol-globe-africa-solid\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Many regions of Africa are particularly affected: around 566 million people in sub-Saharan Africa live without electricity \u2013 that is over 85% of all people worldwide without access to electricity.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-sun\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M494.2 221.9l-59.8-40.5 13.7-71c2.6-13.2-1.6-26.8-11.1-36.4-9.6-9.5-23.2-13.7-36.2-11.1l-70.9 13.7-40.4-59.9c-15.1-22.3-51.9-22.3-67 0l-40.4 59.9-70.8-13.7C98 60.4 84.5 64.5 75 74.1c-9.5 9.6-13.7 23.1-11.1 36.3l13.7 71-59.8 40.5C6.6 229.5 0 242 0 255.5s6.7 26 17.8 33.5l59.8 40.5-13.7 71c-2.6 13.2 1.6 26.8 11.1 36.3 9.5 9.5 22.9 13.7 36.3 11.1l70.8-13.7 40.4 59.9C230 505.3 242.6 512 256 512s26-6.7 33.5-17.8l40.4-59.9 70.9 13.7c13.4 2.7 26.8-1.6 36.3-11.1 9.5-9.5 13.6-23.1 11.1-36.3l-13.7-71 59.8-40.5c11.1-7.5 17.8-20.1 17.8-33.5-.1-13.6-6.7-26.1-17.9-33.7zm-112.9 85.6l17.6 91.2-91-17.6L256 458l-51.9-77-90.9 17.6 17.6-91.2-76.8-52 76.8-52-17.6-91.2 91 17.6L256 53l51.9 76.9 91-17.6-17.6 91.1 76.8 52-76.8 52.1zM256 152c-57.3 0-104 46.7-104 104s46.7 104 104 104 104-46.7 104-104-46.7-104-104-104zm0 160c-30.9 0-56-25.1-56-56s25.1-56 56-56 56 25.1 56 56-25.1 56-56 56z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Slow progress: since 2010, the electrification rate in sub-Saharan Africa has risen from 33% to 53% - but the absolute number of people without electricity remains virtually unchanged.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bec766b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bec766b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bbf1c0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0bbf1c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaaa00d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eaaa00d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e87279a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e87279a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Warum Solarenergie f\u00fcr Strom in Afrika den Unterschied macht <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7ebc2e hyphens elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7ebc2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lack of electricity robs opportunities: without electricity, education is lacking because children cannot learn after dark. Health centres are inadequately equipped \u2013 vaccines cannot be refrigerated, births cannot be safely attended at night. Women and girls spend hours collecting fuel instead of having time for school or earning an income. Economic development also remains blocked: Machines do not run, digital services are inaccessible.    <\/p><p>Solar energy offers the solution here. Decentralised, fast and cost-effective, it brings electricity exactly where it is most urgently needed. A cohort study published in 2025 in Kenya and Nigeria with over 2,600 respondents is the first to comprehensively demonstrate the impact of solar mini-grids:   <\/p><ul><li><strong>Income:\u202f<\/strong>Median income quadrupled thanks to new jobs, small businesses and more productive agriculture.<\/li><li><strong>Health:\u202f<\/strong>Fewer kerosene lamps and risky energy sources led to better health.<\/li><li><strong>Geschlechterrollen:\u202f<\/strong>Frauen gewannen mehr Entscheidungsmacht. <\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p>Mit Strom beginnen Geschichten von Ver\u00e4nderung \u2013 von Kindern, die abends lernen k\u00f6nnen, \u00fcber sichere Geburten bis hin zu kleinen Betrieben, die wachsen. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a43924 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a43924\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_0861-min-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1891\" alt=\"Solar installation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_0861-min-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_0861-min-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_0861-min-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_0861-min-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_0861-min-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acc0ff6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"acc0ff6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Solafrica promotes access to electricity in Africa<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aa67d7 hyphens elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7aa67d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In unseren Projekten geht es nie nur um Technik, sondern immer auch um Bildung, Gleichstellung und Eigenst\u00e4ndigkeit: <\/p><ul><li><strong>Training:<\/strong> young adults &#8211; many of them women &#8211; learn solar technology and bring it to their communities.<\/li><li><strong>Ensuring reliable energy:<\/strong> schools, health centres and villages receive solar systems that are operated and maintained over the long term.<\/li><li><strong>Anchoring responsibility locally:<\/strong> together with local organizations, we focus on training, knowledge transfer and local responsibility.<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p>Electricity brings not only light, but opportunities. See in our projects how Solafrica, together with local partners, is gradually improving access to electricity in many regions of Africa. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-101a739 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"101a739\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d11c87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d11c87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Insight into our projects<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a57bc9 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a57bc9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fe5dab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9fe5dab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c0dda0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c0dda0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/en\/projects\/solar-learning-for-women\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Solar_Learning_for_Women_Graduation_Feier-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2977\" alt=\"Training in solar technology for women in Kenya - promoting equal rights and energy access\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Solar_Learning_for_Women_Graduation_Feier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Solar_Learning_for_Women_Graduation_Feier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Solar_Learning_for_Women_Graduation_Feier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Solar_Learning_for_Women_Graduation_Feier-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Solar_Learning_for_Women_Graduation_Feier.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4648401 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4648401\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/en\/projects\/solar-learning-for-women\/\">Solar Learning for Women<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acaebe1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"acaebe1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kenya<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93162a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93162a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women in Kenya are learning solar technology and creating new independence for themselves. With their knowledge, they are bringing light into their communities and opening up new opportunities. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5e311a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a5e311a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/en\/projects\/solar-learning-for-women\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">...learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b7acea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b7acea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2865710 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2865710\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/en\/projects\/sante-solaire\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sante_solaire-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2871\" alt=\"Health centre at night\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sante_solaire-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sante_solaire-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sante_solaire-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sante_solaire-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sante_solaire-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a2dc49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a2dc49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/en\/projects\/sante-solaire\/\">Sant\u00e9 Solaire<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7756907 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7756907\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Burkina Faso, Niger, Senegal, Togo<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cf545a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cf545a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solar power brings light to rural health centres, which are often the first port of call for women and children in particular. This makes medical help safer &#8211; especially for births and emergencies at night. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ecae45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3ecae45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/en\/projects\/sante-solaire\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">...learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95c65f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"95c65f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9125458 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9125458\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/en\/projects\/solar-learning-ethiopia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Solaranlage_Aethiopien_Dach-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2944\" alt=\"Solar technicians bring solar energy to remote villages - Solar energy is becoming a driver of sustainable development in Ethiopia.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Solaranlage_Aethiopien_Dach-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Solaranlage_Aethiopien_Dach-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Solaranlage_Aethiopien_Dach-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Solaranlage_Aethiopien_Dach-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Solaranlage_Aethiopien_Dach-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc514b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc514b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/en\/projects\/solar-learning-ethiopia\/\">Solar Learning Ethiopia<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-743dbc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"743dbc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ethiopia<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a002b12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a002b12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Young adults in Ethiopia are building their own future by training in solar technology. They supply schools, health centers and villages with sustainable energy. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f2f055 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4f2f055\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/solafrica.ch\/en\/projects\/solar-learning-ethiopia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">...learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38fcd7f e-con-full e-flex e-con 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