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Our goal SolarAid’s goal is to eradicate the kerosene lamp from Africa by 2020. We believe that universal access to energy holds the key to a fairer and more just world. Clean, safe lighting is the first step towards that ambition for rural homes in Africa. Portable solar lights can meet the needs of rural communities now, long before other solutions become practical at scale. National electricity grids will not reach the majority of African households by the end of the decade. Our business-based model is essential to building a sustainable solution to this energy problem: ◆ By catalysing a market for solar in Africa, our social enterprise SunnyMoney is establishing distribution channels that make solar lights available . ◆ Increasing economies of scale and innovative product development is making solar lights affordable to low income households, and facilitating the economic empowerment of local shops and agents. ◆ SunnyMoney’s partnerships with education authorities helps raise awareness of solar lights in rural communities. ◆ Through collecting evidence about the impact and potential of the emerging solar market, we inform policymakers and other organisations about how they can help support that growth. In this way, we are providing families with the choice to replace kerosene lamps with solar lights: tackling poverty and climate change by bringing safe, clean energy to millions of homes across the continent. Welcome It’s hard to put ourselves in the shoes of an African family living without any access to electricity—and imagine just what it means to invest in a small solar light; but the numbers in this report show that millions are making that choice. In the pages that follow we share some of the stories that have both inspired us and helped us learn why these decisions are being made, and just how important it is that we continue moving towards our goal to eradicate the kerosene lamp from Africa by 2020. Solar light customers tell us that investing in solar lights with their own hard-earned income means they save money, improve their livelihoods, make their homes safer and allow their children to study at night. But this story is not just about the power of solar technology. Understanding the choices people make, the markets we operate within and the challenges that need to be overcome are all key to building a sustainable solution to energy access in Africa. I hope that this report sheds some light on why we place such a strong focus on championing the voices of those people we aim to reach, and how learning about the profound impact of our work puts us in such a strong position to lead the way in helping African families get rid of kerosene lamps from their homes, for good. In many ways African families are leading the way—investing in a new technology that makes so much sense. In doing so, they are providing a powerful bottom-up message to Governments, multi-laterals, companies and NGOs alike. Thank you for taking the time to read this report—and if you want to join us in achieving our goal or want to learn more please do get in touch. Andrew Webb CEO SolarAid Where we work SolarAid set up a social enterprise called SunnyMoney to sell solar lights in Africa. By April 2014, SunnyMoney had sold over one million solar lights in total and 61% of these were sold in the 2013/14 financial year. Read on to find out why this business-based approach is essential to creating a sustainable solution to energy access on the continent. Access to energy 82% of the rural population in sub- Saharan Africa live without access to electricity. Instead, millions of households rely on expensive and dangerous kerosene to light their home at night. Portable solar lights offer a clean, safe alternative and we have learnt that families want to invest in economical lighting solutions that will save them money, improve their health, reduce risk of fires and enable their children to study safely at night. However, solar lights are hard to come by in rural Africa. A lack of availability, affordability and awareness of this life-changing technology means that families remain dependent on kerosene, candles or batteries for lighting. This locks low income households into a cycle of poverty. Families in rural Africa spend about 15% of household income on lighting alone. Families in the UK spend less than 2% of income on electricity for all household uses. Burning kerosene for light contributes to indoor air pollution that kills more people than malaria. Kerosene for lighting accounts for 3% of global oil use and has a huge impact on the environment. Light sales Total to April 2014 1,022,263 Total 2013–4 FY 614,171 Kenya 183,661 Malawi 29,819 Senegal 2,010 Tanzania 343,684 Zambia 53,933 Uganda: planned 2014/15 Botha and his Sun King Mobile, Zambia. PATRICK BENTLEY
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