{"id":4872,"date":"2021-04-13T19:41:42","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T19:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialinitiative.se\/katherine-lucey\/"},"modified":"2024-08-14T09:38:31","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T09:38:31","slug":"katherine-lucey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/socialinitiative.se\/en\/social-entrepreneurs\/katherine-lucey\/","title":{"rendered":"Katherine Lucey"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\r\n\t\tFemale entrepreneurs spread solar lights in rural Tanzania\r\n\t<\/h2><\/div>\r\n\t
<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/ad9CC2hERlQ”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]8 out of 10 people in rural Tanzania do not have access to electricity. Their homes are lit up with simple kerosene lamps, which cause diseases, emit carbon dioxide and do not produce more light than a cigarette lighter. Social entrepreneur Katherine Lucey has previously worked on large-scale energy projects for the banking sector. She decided to use her experience to strengthen the role of women through entrepreneurship and clean energy, and thus reduce carbon dioxide emissions. In 2010, she therefore started Solar Sister<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Solar Sister recruits and educates poor women in rural Tanzania to become so-called Solar Sisters \u2013 entrepreneurs selling solar lights. The women sell solar lights in the villages that contribute to cleaner air in homes, reduce carbon dioxide emissions and also reduce families\u2019 spending on kerosene In addition, children are better able to do their homework after dark. The income from the lamps means independence for women who invest in better education, nutritious food and health for the family. For some, this is the start of a bigger entrepreneurship journey, with several employees.<\/p>\n

Social Initiative has been working with Solar Sister since 2015. Together with some of our partners, we have enabled Solar Sister to expand its operations into new parts of Tanzania, thereby creating more entrepreneurs and increasing access to energy-efficient lighting.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]\r\n\t

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<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]During 2023 Social Initiative contributed to:[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″]
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\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/i>\r\n\t\t<\/span> 276,000 underserved people accessed solar light and energy efficient cooking stoves.<\/span><\/span>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]\r\n\t
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