Thank you for this extraordinary honor. To receive a lifetime achievement award from the African Solar Industry Association is deeply meaningful to me. My work—and the work of We Care Solar—has always been rooted in partnership with African health workers,
We Care Solar is excited to share that we’ve been selected as an awardee of Action for Women’s Health, a global open call funded by Pivotal. Founded by Melinda French Gates in 2015, Pivotal works to advance social progress. Over
In the early years of We Care Solar, every Solar Suitcase was built by hand—one at a time, often by students, volunteers, and our own team—for a health facility in need of light for safe deliveries.
By Laura Stachel Fifteen years ago, We Care Solar was founded to address a simple but pervasive problem: women dying in childbirth because their health facilities lack light. Midwives were delivering babies by candlelight, suturing by flashlight, and struggling to
When Mohammed Hajara Adamu received a call from her former lecturer, Engineer Gloria Jola, she had no idea what was in store.
The darkness affects everything, including communication. “In the dark, we don’t have that detailed conversation we should have,” Elsa says. “We can’t observe each other. I can’t see her expression, and she can’t see mine. Communication becomes unhealthy.”
During Dr Laura Stachel’s postgraduate research on maternal mortality at Gambo Sawaba General Hospital (GSGH) in Kofan Gayan, Kaduna State, in 2008, she noticed a connection between the lack of energy supply and high maternal mortality at the health centre.
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
We Care Solar is powering the future for women in the Global South, working at the crossroads of women’s health, education, gender equality, clean energy, and climate action. We Care Solar promotes safe motherhood and reduces maternal mortality with solar
Judith Neilson Foundation’s generous support will enable We Care Solar to expand its reach and install our award-winning Solar Suitcases in maternal clinics across Malawi.
2023 Impact Report Thanks to you, We Care Solar has had a tremendous year of providing life-saving energy to maternal clinics in energy-poor countries and training women to be leaders in solar installation and maintenance. Our We Share Solar STEM
Fires, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, and other rapid onset disasters cripple existing infrastructure, threatening public health and safety. The electrical power supply system is often one of the first services to collapse in the event of a
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