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2021

SolarAid launches new pilot to find sustainable model for deploying solar lights in Africa

SolarAid is launching lighting systems in 500 homes in Kasakula, Malawi this month as part of its ‘Light a Village’ pilot, in an attempt to find a method to end energy poverty in all of super-rural Africa.
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Dr Ewan Kirk — “We want charities to experiment, think up innovative ideas, then go and try them.”

This month, we conducted an interview with our co-founder, Dr Ewan Kirk, on the Turner Kirk Trust’s innovative approach to funding, grant-making, and philanthropy.

The Turner Kirk Trust funds innovative pilot to light up rural Africa

SolarAid is launching ‘Light a Village’ – a new game-changing initiative to implement a new commercial model that aims to reach 100% penetration of solar energy in a single, rural off-grid community in Malawi.