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
NEW YORK – July 21, 2021: EnfraGen, LLC (“EnfraGen”), a developer, owner, and operator of specialized sustainable, renewable power and grid stability assets in Latin America owned by leading global private markets firm Partners Group, on behalf of its clients, and Glenfarne Group, LLC, announced today a new multi-year partnership with GivePower, a non-profit that works to improve the quality…
The Garamba National Park and Congo Peace School solar installations will help support critical conservation efforts, vulnerable communities and children affected by conflict AUSTIN, July 20, 2021 — GivePower Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to extending the environmental and social benefits of clean, renewable energy around the globe, has completed three solar projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)…
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 career. She’s a sales, marketing…
The nonprofit is recognized for its solar-powered desalination technology, deployed in developing regions of the world that lack access to clean water SAN FRANCISCO, May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — GivePower took home top honors in Fast Company’s 2021 World-Changing Ideas Awards today, which recognize the businesses, policies, projects and concepts that are pursuing innovation for the good of society and…
Grant allows non-profit to optimize clean water distribution strategy, ramp operations at desalination sites, and create local jobs; University of California, Berkeley to develop impact study on results SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — GivePower, a non-profit organization that provides solar-based solutions to secure food, water and electricity for people in regions that need them most, has received a $1,000,000…
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 two of its Solar Water…
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. “Water is scarce in the…