The Solar Foundation

Accelerating access to off-grid solar & productive appliances for underserved communities in Africa☀️

[The Solar Foundation @Solar_FND]

It is our honor to continue to partner w OMAWA to bring more solar-powered solutions to support their incredible work. This project is providing lighting for rural students & their families, & highlights, once again, the power of the small-but-mighty solar lantern ⬇️🌱

[Okoa Maisha Ya Watoto (OMAWA) @OMAWA2010]

Last week OMAWA had the privilege of distributing solar lanterns to 100 students and community members in Iring’ong’weni, rural Tanzania. ☀️💡
By expanding access to clean, reliable lighting, we’re helping children study, learn, dream bigger and build brighter futures.@Solar_FND

[The Solar Foundation @Solar_FND]

Our 1st project was w @ayowecca_uganda over 4 yrs ago, & we are happy to still be able to help support this amazing community led NGO, this time with a new POPO Cool solar-powered refrigerator for their new store☀️The SF: solar + productive appliances ➡️ resilience & sovereignty

[Coleen Chase:@coleenc.bsky.social @ColeenChase]

"The solar panel is the new peace symbol." - Bill McKibben in his latest substack, Are the peace movement & the climate movement the same thing? https://t.co/Z8X6HCpuNp

[The Solar Foundation @Solar_FND]

Fossil fuel bills never stop. A solar panel + battery is bought once and then provides free energy for 20-30 years. ☀️
👉 Even small scale solar + storage = energy sovereignty in the face of rising bills and increasing weather events

[The Solar Foundation @Solar_FND]

With other forms of power, we are just consumers. We get what we are given at whatever price the company sells it to us.
☀️ With solar, we become prosumers: we can produce our own energy, lower our bills, and if we produce more than we consume, we can sell it and make money."

[The Solar Foundation @Solar_FND]

"The ☀️ already gives us light, warmth and, via photosynthesis, our supper; now it is willing to provide us with all the power we could ever need."
- Bill McKibben
👉: In need of inspiration on our burning planet? Check out McKibben's recent TED Talk: https://t.co/VcvYCZrobJ

[Giveth @Giveth]

Just 22 days left in @Artizen Season 6.

This week, Giveth is part of the Frontier Fund Drive, with additional matching funds available to help us move the project forward.

Causes V2 is our vision for a better way to fund public goods, helping donors support entire causes, not just individual projects.

Every Artifact purchased helps us get one step closer.

If you've been thinking about supporting Giveth on Artizen, now is a great time 💜

👇
https://t.co/qJCwBsjeiK

[Funding the Commons @FundingCommons]

The free internet has a lot of fans and not many patrons.

Will you change that? 👇
https://t.co/vfBC9NPTUI

[The Solar Foundation @Solar_FND]

Also a key learning from our solar-powered community hubs:

[Coleen Chase:@coleenc.bsky.social @ColeenChase]

"The stronger our networks of personal, professional & institutional relationships, the better the response to disasters of any kind." - @WhatcomCF
👉As I envision a Community Resilience Hub, I am proud to live in a place that understands the superpower of trust & relationship

[Helpers Social Development Foundation @HelpersSocial]

My project Solar clean water program is competing in @Artizen Frontier Fund Drive this week, and there's $517 in match funding on the table, but I need your help. There's a 2x match, so every $1 you spend on an Artifact unlocks $2 more. Here's the link: https://t.co/Q3zSW4SdPq"

[Crypto Altruists @Crypto_Altruism]

Excited for @OctantApp Demo Day, hosted by an all-star team 🎉

Come learn about the awesome projects taking part in Epoch 12 (including us!). It's also a great way to learn about the Octant ecosystem!

Hope to see you there 👇

[The Solar Foundation @Solar_FND]

Solar-powered summer ☀️💛

[Coleen Chase:@coleenc.bsky.social @ColeenChase]

"Sometimes I wish I could photosynthesize so that just by being, just by shimmering at the meadow's edge or floating lazily on a pond, I could be doing the work of the world while standing silent in the sun." - Robin Wall Kimmerer ☀️

[The Solar Foundation @Solar_FND]

And now for some good news around energy security☀️⬇️

[BloombergNEF @BloombergNEF]

Clean power use is rising and will emerge stronger from the Iran war as surging prices of gas and oil and disrupted fossil fuel supplies impose severe strain on economies.

The world could double down on low-carbon energy, according to one view. Batteries, or storage, will be a big part of the shift. So will corporations, which are increasing renewable energy consumption. Power-thirsty hyperscalers for the first time made up about half of the green power purchases last year.

Here are three things to watch:
1️⃣Solar-plus-storage gains appeal in Saudi Arabia, a fossil fuel powerhouse
2️⃣Hyperscalers are buying ever more clean energy
3️⃣Power supply from Australia’s batteries up

Read more → https://t.co/dkY5vF6rXi

[The Solar Foundation @Solar_FND]

@Crypto_Altruism @JukumuLETU24 @ColeenChase Such a valuable conversation with the director of @JukumuLETU24 a grassroots NGO making real-world impact in Tanzania, especially for women-owned businesses. Thank you, @Crypto_Altruism 💚

[Machuche.eth @machuche1]

It’s official. We’re in to the Bank Of Tanzania Sandbox for issuing @ntzs_co, Tanzania’s first fully compliant stablecoin. Special thanks to the Central Bank for the trust and time to get the real work started 💪🏾

[The Solar Foundation @Solar_FND]

@machuche1 well said!! ☀️

[Coleen Chase:@coleenc.bsky.social @ColeenChase]

Be sure to check out today's🌍 This Week in Web3ForGood newletter which features a guest post on the timely & super-valuable Web3 Impact Toolkit from @Crypto_Altruism 💚🌱https://t.co/GHssuw1osZ

[Coleen Chase:@coleenc.bsky.social @ColeenChase]

"Small-scale solar is the ultimate tool of decolonization & resistance." - James Merkel ☀️Looking forward to watching this documentary, Saving Walden's World, mentioned by @billmckibben in his latest The Crucial Years substack :
https://t.co/f7BYurYM7k

[The Solar Foundation @Solar_FND]

What can we do? We can remember that we are all interconnected, and then collaborate to plant seeds & cultivate community gardens in all parts of the world ☀️

[Coleen Chase:@coleenc.bsky.social @ColeenChase]

What can you do in such a mad situation? 🤔
Well, you have to cultivate your garden. 🌱
(~ Voltaire, Candide)

[Coleen Chase:@coleenc.bsky.social @ColeenChase]

"Africa has been decentralized for a really long time," which is why it's so perfect for Web3 & for off-grid solar💡I am always learning from our partners in the Solar Saving Circles project; excited to share this convo that's packed with real-world impact and insight ⬇️💚