One of our suitcases went to the Haitian Health Foundation, a non-profit serving over 100 mountain villages near Jeremie, Haiti. They are using the solar suitcase to provide overhead and mobile lighting for childbirth, and sent us pictures and a note explaining how much the headlamps are helping their midwives and birth attendants. “The lights are amazing,” we were told, “but we wish we had 100 more.” The picture you see here shows two LED lights set up for a birth in an area with NO electricity. We’re organizing a fundraising drive to bring more lights, headlamps, batteries, battery chargers, and solar suitcases to this region. You can send a us a check (made payable to our fiscal sponsor, INVENEO), or donate on-line using our new paypal account, which should be ready by mid-April.
We Care Solar Suitcase: Providing Clean Energy for Safe Childbirth
April 23, 2024
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The We Care Solar Suitcase® provides solar-powered medical lighting and power for communication and medical devices to last mile health facilities. With documented success in multiple countries, this innovation is one approach to providing clean, renewable energy and achieving universal electrification to healthcare facilities.
