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The 9 Focus Countries of the Initiative

The nine focus countries are: Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mozambique, Namibia, Senegal, Uganda and Zambia

EthiopiaBeninCôte d’IvoireGhanaMozambiqueNamibiaZambiaSenegalUganda

Featured Projects

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Solar drying for coffee beans

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Using solar drying systems, Kenya’s coffee farmers can improve the quality of the beans, reduce labour input and achieve higher prices.
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Water hyacinths – from pest to resource    

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Water hyacinths threaten the biodiversity of African lakes – but local residents can also obtain biogas and fertiliser from them.
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Solar power helps women increase their agricultural yields         

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Solar-powered light, water and machinery will help women in the communities of Thian Worou and Tantaga to process various agricultural products.
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Solar energy increases local value-creation by women        

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Thanks to the expansion of a mini-grid, entrepreneurs in Senegal can really get going.
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Biogas saves women time and makes them more independent

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A biogas plant in the village of Kontoubarou enables cooking without firewood while producing ecological fertiliser for agriculture.
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Equipping school canteens and health centres with water pumps and solar-powered refrigerators

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Renewable energy can greatly benefit social institutions, by powering refigeration or water access in medical centres and schools.
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Refugee shelters need sustainable solar solutions 

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Clean electricity for refugee families in Uganda Through approximately 330 savings communities in refugee shelters and host communities, ZOA aims to promote the market for sustainable solar solutions.
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Solar pump boosts yields of women’s co-operative     

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Solar irrigation provides a women’s co-operative with a permanent solution to improve their living conditions.
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Electrifying San communities with solar energy  

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Decentralised PV systems will improve the livelihoods of a nomadic San community and highlight the role of women in it.
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A mobile training centre teaches young people about the potential of solar technology  

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Clean electricity for refugee families in Uganda Through approximately 330 savings communities in refugee shelters and host communities, ZOA aims to promote the market for sustainable solar solutions.
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PV on stilts – two opportunities for Benin’s farmers     

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Agri-PV systems allow agricultural land to be used to generate renewable electricity in parallel with growing food.
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More skilled workers for solar plants in rural Benin    

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The non-governmental TierraSol organisation wants to train young people in the design, construction and development of solar energy and thus open up new prospects for them