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New research underscores the significant social return of investing in the electrification of rural schools and clinics

A new study on the social return on investment of Project Jua, which provides solar power to clinics and schools in deprived rural areas of Kenya, has shown that every £1 invested can create up to £16 of social value.

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Creating livelihood opportunities for refugees through energy access recommendations for organisations working with entrepreneurs in displacement settings

The Renewable Energy 4 Refugees project promotes the productive use of energy as a means to boost livelihoods, self-reliance and quality of life amongst refugees and their local host communities.

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Project Jua clinics serving as rural vaccination hubs in Kenya thanks to reliable refrigeration

Kichangachini, a small health clinic in Kenya, has become an important rural vaccination hub thanks to a recently installed solar system that provides steady electricity to refrigerate vaccines for common viruses and diseases.

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Leading energy companies appointed to find clean, affordable cooking solutions for urban informal settlements in Freetown, Sierra Leone

The Enabling African Cities for Transformative Energy Access’ (ENACT) implementing partners ICLEI Africa and Energy 4 Impact have awarded just over £100,000 in grants to three clean cooking companies to identify viable and scalable clean cooking solutions for households and microbusinesses in Susan’s Bay informal settlement in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

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Superior rice varieties and solar irrigation to bolster food supplies and farmer incomes in Senegal

A consortium has turned their attention to irrigated upland rice cultivation and seed multiplication, which is an opportunity to expand their business to the surrounding communities.

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First two early-stage locally owned companies selected for investment readiness support to scale their clean energy solutions in Africa

A service of the European programme GET.invest, the GET.invest Finance Readiness Support enables locally owned and managed clean energy businesses to access the required finance to grow and offer clean energy solutions at scale in Africa.