The Solar Foundation
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Accelerating access to off-grid solar & productive appliances for underserved communities in Africa☀️
Savings groups on a #blockchain allows entrepreneurial women to access solar power and productive equipment 🫂⚡️ @Solar_FND ´s @ColeenChase & @jhruth will unpack how it works in #Tanzania ´s @JukumuLETU24 pilot with @NedaLabs 📍meet.jeffemmett.com/solarsavingsci…
March newsletter is live!📰🌱 Highlights: ❤️@allianceforph's crypto campaign for Blind Ukrainian Veterans 🤝Commitment pooling w/ @wor & @ColeenChase 🤔Public Goods Funder quiz 💸Resilient humanitarian aid w/ @HesabPay_ & @AlgoFoundation 👀📩Read/Sub: crypto-altruists.ghost.io More highlights: 🏗️ Diving into GoodBuilders S3 w/ @gooddollarorg 🤖 Blockchain & values-driven AI ⏩ @OctantApp's v2 migration & what you need to know 🌎 @TerezaBizkova on web3 & land stewardship in @CC_ReFi_News ...and more news & ecosystem updates!
When communities have assets & the means to coordinate, powerful things happen✨ @ColeenChase of @Solar_FND shares a case study where they equipped people in Jukumu, Tanzania with Solar Lanterns. This gave them a tangible asset to drive local economic activity & build trust☀️🌱
Update on our Solar Savings Circles project in TZ: In Feb, the @JukumuLETU24 Farmer's Savings Group received a demo of a @Simusolar Water Pump to help decrease the constant stress around water: 🧵
Throughout history, ruling powers sought to enclose & control community networks 👑🛑 @wor of @grassEcon believes blockchain is a missing piece that can help communities coordinate across networks & break free of central control 💪🌐 Full chat ft. Will & co-host @ColeenChase👇
For decades, dependence on fossil fuels meant dependence on volatility. In past oil shocks, countries had little choice but to absorb the pain. Now they have an exit ramp: Homegrown renewable energy has never been cheaper, more accessible, or more scalable. The resources of the clean energy era cannot be blockaded or weaponized. There are no price spikes for sunlight & no embargoes on the wind. The fastest path to energy security, economic & national security is clear: Speed up a just transition away from fossil fuels & toward renewable energy.
More EPCs on their way to the TZ Solar Savings Circles w @JukumuLETU24 @NedaLabs 👉"This is gender justice in action: an Electric Pressure Cooker humming safely, giving women back their breath, time & dreams. That's the energy access I fight for..."-Carol Koech @EnergyAlliance
