Training women to be solar technicians

Hamad is one of dozens of “solar mamas” trained in Zanzibar by Barefoot College International, a global nonprofit, through a program that brings light to rural communities and provides jobs for local women. So far in Zanzibar, it has lit 1,845 homes.

https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/11/16/zanzibars-solar-mamas-are-trained-as-technicians-to-help-light-up-communities

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That feeling you get when you learn that someone somewhere has made things happen to empower women of limited education.

Bunker Roy (yes, his real name) founded Barefoot College to marry women's empowerment with the just green transition.

#empowerment #empowermentfordevelopment #ClimateSolutions #justgreentransition #SolarMamas #BarefootCollege #BunkerRoy

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/15/solar-mamas-empower-our-people-by-giving-them-electricity-the-women-lighting-up-zanzibar?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other