The week unfolded seamlessly. We made the decision to light up the hospital pediatrics ward on Wednesday, and by Friday we had accomplished our goal! Using the solar suitcase I delivered as a foundation, we purchased a 40 watt solar

This is my very first time accessing internet since I arrived in Nigeria six days ago. So much to share! The four hospital solar electric systems were functioning well, and on this trip I brought equipment to increase the safety

I just returned to Nigeria to continue my evaluation of the solar equipment that we have been piloting in Northern Kaduna state. I brought two new solar suitcases with me, which I’ll be bringing to local primary health care facilities,

WE CARE Solar team member Melissa Ho has been working on health care telecommunications in Uganda this year. She will be field testing a solar suitcase in one of the health care facilities in Southwest Uganda. When we learned that

We’re eager to improve the design of our most popular item – the solar suitcase. We have receive requests for solar electrification from clinics all over the world – from Borneo to the Amazon to the Congo, and have been

Our most recent solar suitcase “offspring” has a new home in a rural clinic in Rwanda. When we heard that Catapult Design’s founder and CEO, Heather Fleming, was involved in a project to bring solar power to several health facilities

When California high school teacher, Tim McDougal, attended Laura Stachel’s presentation on WE CARE Solar at the 2009 Solar Schoolhouse Summer Institute, he was spurred into action. “I watched the video about WE CARE Solar and got chocked up,” he

Plugged In, the Boston-based non-profit teen band program, held a successful live benefit concert for WE CARE Solar on August 8th. Eight youth bands rocked the night away to raise funds for safe motherhood, as a slide show of Nigerian

Teens across the country are combining their skills to save mothers and babies in Africa. The innovative Boston teen band organization “Plugged In” has chosen to hold a rock concert to benefit WE CARE Solar. One young musician, Mitchell Therieau,

You can’t imagine the reaction of African health care workers who receive the solar lighting and communication kits. I have had the delight of handing out two portable solar electric kits I transported to Nigeria today, thanks to the generosity

I arrived back in Zaria on Thursday after a demanding set of flights, and a very long car ride. I made my way to Kofan Gayan hospital and was pleased to see that the lights and blood bank refrigerator were

I spoke by phone today to one of the midwives at Kofan Gayan hospital. The solar electric system was installed three weeks ago, and I wanted to know whether the lighting and communication upgrades had made a difference in care.