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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 | ||
| − | - 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.
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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 womenMain Activities
Target Groups
for clean cooking:
- Households
- Households
- Productive use and livelihoods
Themes
Energy Solution Focus
Clean cooking 
Electricity 
Biomass
Solar
Sizes
Where we work
Our regions of operation are: Sub-Saharan Africa.
Our countries of operation are: Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda.
Our headquarter is based in:
Contact Details
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).
Pictures
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