A social enterprise project in Mishomoroni has demonstrated the ability to purify saline water for domestic use, including drinking. Farhiya Hussein | Dec. 14, 2023 | Nation Media Group Why solar power could be the answer to Mombasa’s clean water dream What you need to know: A social enterprise project in Kisauni has demonstrated the […]
Hayes Barnard knows how much access to clean energy and water access can change a community. He’s also figured out how to fund it on a consistent basis without the need for charity galas, grant applications, large campaigns, and concerns about fluctuations in donations. The former SolarCity executive is the founder and CEO of GoodLeap, […]
Odhiambo sells fresh water off the back of his bicycle around Likoni in Mombasa, Kenya. Access to clean drinking water is difficult in the area, but a careful desalination process is now used to provide more affordable fresh water solutions. Facebook Watch
Listen to the podcast here Hey there, Solar Warrior! Today’s entrepreneur is an inspirational business builder, Michele Magee, President of GivePower Foundation. She launched and scaled seven businesses, including being a key member of one of the early solar finance companies, and has led teams as large as 1400 people over the course of her […]
Powered entirely by solar energy and battery storage, GivePower’s desalination systems are housed in 20 foot shipping containers and capable of transforming 70,000 liters of brackish and/or seawater into clean, healthy drinking water every day. GivePower, a non-profit organization that provides solar energy and clean, affordable water to people who need it most, has deployed […]
LAMU, Kenya (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Miriam Bahero Musa sat on a yellow 20-litre jerrycan, a smaller white one in her hand, as she lined up with 20 other women to collect water at the Kiunga desalination plant on Kenya’s coast. The solar-powered water farm converts salty seawater to clean water for drinking and washing. […]
One-third of the people in the world don’t have access to clean drinking water. That’s according to UNICEF and The World Health Organization (WHO), and it is expected that half of the world’s population will live with a water shortage by 2025. Founder and President of GivePower, Hayes Barnard, hopes to help change that. Back […]
