Bringing solar power to Markmatunga Secondary School Access to education is a basic human right that every child should be supported with. But living on an island in Lake Victoria, approximately 2km from the mainland, can make access to education a challenge. Luckily for children growing up on Kiwa Island in Lake Victoria (where Renewable … Continue reading Lighting up education in Kenya
Category: Stories of Change
With power comes new business opportunities Imagine life without power – without access to electricity to charge your phone, to keep your home lit at night, to power your business, to keep your fresh food cold or to help your children study. Life without power can be limiting, preventing children from learning, business from developing … Continue reading Pascal: (em)Powering new business opportunities
Some might think that installing a Solar Multi-Use Water System (SolarMUS) is a fairly quick and simple process. You purchase the equipment, find a willing community, dig a few holes, pour some concrete, tighten a couple of screws and then ‘voila’ – a functional water lifting system! Poverty solved! Others might think that our team … Continue reading Jugedhara: Behind the Scenes of Solar-Powered Success
The vast beauty of the Nepal landscape is known. Remote. Off-grid. Wild. Words that are often romanticised by visitors seeking adventure in the Himalayan nation. While desirable traits for a week of trekking, the reality of living remote and off-grid in Nepal comes with serious challenges. This is especially true for poor villages that do … Continue reading Electrifying Healthcare and Hope in Nepal
Meet Pabitra Pabitra carries 20 litres of water to her home from its source below the village, a steep and treacherous one hour away. She shares this role of water collection with her mother-in-law; however, she still makes the journey six times per day to ensure her family has enough to drink, wash, cook, and … Continue reading Pipelines of Promise for Pabitra
The School in the Clouds Access to clean, reliable water is a huge issue in Nepal. Since 2013, Renewable World has been promoting solar technology as a means of pumping water to rural communities. To date we have helped 29 communities, including 12 schools, improve their access to water through the installation of solar water pumping … Continue reading Ishwori Secondary School
60 years old Suntali Roka lives with her family of six in Rolpa District, in midwestern Nepal. When we met her, she told us about how life is like in her community and what has changed over the years. In general, the women of Suntali’s community are responsible for all the household work, including collecting … Continue reading With water comes new life
Gita Thapa lives with a family of eight in the semi-urban region of Bhaitari. Her family’s income is secured through her husband’s and her elder son’s pensions from the Indian Army; however, Gita is very passionate about agriculture, and spends most of her time in her kitchen garden. Most of the men in Bhaitari are … Continue reading Water brings joy
Meet 34-year-old Hum Kumari Thapa from Nepal Hum Kumari is from Magare village, located in the hilly region of Syangja District. She lives with her two daughters (aged 7 and 11 years old) and her mother-in-law, while her husband works away in the nearby town of Waling. Her family grows subsistence crops in a lowland … Continue reading Hum Kumari Thapa
Surja Tiruwa is 44 and lives in the remote village of Sanneghari, in Western Nepal. Water is the most valuable resource in Sanngehari, but Surja cannot physically collect enough of it. The only source of water that Surja and the rest of her community can access is a small spring that bubbles up from under the … Continue reading Surja Tiruwa