Want To Stop Climate Change? Educate Girls.
“Today’s girls are tomorrow’s leading scientists, campaigners and politicians.”
Sierra Leone
How The Zayed Sustainable Prize Makes A Difference — 4 Interviews
I thought I would go back to the Zayed Sustainability Prize winners from last year to check what has changed and how the prize has impacted their operations.
Women In Sierra Leone: The Invisible Force Of The Energy Transition
Women in Sierra Leone have demonstrated that energy is a catalyst for women’s economic empowerment and advancement. Energy access transforms lives and communities through unlocking not just power, but benefits to health, education levels, livelihoods, gender equality and the environment.
World Bank Provides Over $200 Million For African Off-Grid Solar
The World Bank Group announced on Monday that its Board had approved over $200 million in funding for off-grid electrification projects in West Africa and the Sahel region, designed around stand-alone solar systems.
“Clean Energy Access Can Change Lives,” Says Mariama Kamara, Founder Of Smiling Through Light
During our conversation, we talked about Sierra Leone’s main challenges, the injustice she experienced as a black woman in business, Africa’s difficult access to finance, and how women are a very important part of the solution to bring clean energy to all.
5 Incredible, Inspiring, Powerhouse Women: What They’re Doing To Change The World
A preview of interviews with The Beam Editor-in-Chief Anne-Sophie Garrigou, as featured in The Beam #7.
Save A Baby’s Life In Sierra Leone — For Real (#CleanTechnica Video)
There are a lot of things that are exciting and cool about various cleantech products, but when it comes down to it, many of us hardcore cleantech enthusiasts follow this stuff because it saves lives. Saving any life is great, but there’s something extra special about saving a baby’s life. On the flip side, there’s something extra harsh about seeing or even hearing about a baby’s death.
200 MW Of Solar For Sierra Leone From New Generation
American energy companies New Generation & Nations Solar are working with Sierra Leone to develop new solar & hydroelectric electricity generation.
IRENA & ADFD Announce $41 Million For 6 Renewable Energy Projects In Developing Countries
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) just announced funding for six renewable energy projects in six separate developing countries. ADFD is providing about $41 million in loans for these projects, while the total combined project costs come to over $80 million. “The … [continued]
