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Solar lanterns in Kiziba camp, Rwanda
Great Lakes Energy worked with UNHCR to provide Greenlight Planet Sun King Pro solar lanterns in exchange for refugees planting trees in Kiziba refugee camp, on the border of DRC and Rwanda. More than 3,700 households were provided with a solar lantern.
Great Lakes Energy worked with UNHCR to provide Greenlight Planet Sun King Pro solar lanterns in exchange for refugees planting trees in Kiziba refugee camp, on the border of DRC and Rwanda. More than 3,700 households were provided with a solar lantern.
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SAFE Updates & Press Releases Press Releases SAFE Updates
- Moving Energy Initiative Gathers Experts to Share Phase 2 Findings | March 26, 2019
- Water Was A Curse Then. Now, Water Is A Blessing | March 21, 2019
- What Energy Deprivation Really Means In Refugee Camps | February 16, 2019
- Rohingya Refugee Camps in Bangladesh Switch to Environmentally Friendly LPG | November 23, 2018
- De-Risking Humanitarian Investments | October 31, 2018
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UK Shelter Forum Technical Workshop - Health and Shelter
May 9, 2019 — May 9, 2019 | United Kingdom
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Safe Access to Fuel and Energy Workshop 2019
July 29, 2019 — July 30, 2019 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Humanitarian Energy Conference 2019
July 31, 2019 — August 1, 2019 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
In the News See More
- Serving Refugee Communities with Tech, Energy Access, Entrepreneurship: Mastercard and USAID’s Collective Approach
Next Billion | June 19, 2019 | By Katrina Pielli and Sasha Kapadia
- Shining a light on sustainable power: how clean energy is helping to improve camps for displaced people
United Nations | June 14, 2019
- Massive Deforestation By Refugees in Uganda Sparks Clashes with Local People
The Guardian | February 18, 2019 | By Samuel Okiror
- What Energy Deprivation Really Means In Refugee Camps
The Beam | February 16, 2019 | By Glada Lahn, Mattia Vianello
- Beyond Charcoal: How One Company Helps Rwandan Families Save their Health and the Environment, One Cookstove at a Time
World Bank | January 8, 2019
