More than energy and water: SolarFountain tackles key challenges that cause systemic poverty by tapping the most powerful of natural resources: the human potential.
Rural communities in particular, are desperate for safe drinking water, sanitation and energy infrastructure, often leading to a continuous waste of scarce resources and investments.
This means that promising and driven individuals are often too sick or too hungry to be able to improve their livelihoods. Consequently, many young people leave their villages in search for opportunities elsewhere.
Supporting community cohesion and resilience
A modular and expandable kit-of-parts that can be easily transported and deployed in rural or remote settings. It’s lightweight, sturdy and provides:
We provide micro-entrepreneurs with the opportunity to operate and maintain a CommunityHub. While the initial investment will be made by SolarFountain and its supporters, operating and maintenance costs will be covered by internal revenues.
This allows for affordable and reliable access to basic services and opportunities – for less than 30 € per family per year.
