Barefoot College: bringing light to children in Colombia
There are more than 1.3 billion people worldwide without access to electricity and the majority of these people live in rural areas. The Barefoot College (BC) is improving the lives…
Lifeline Energy: Tackling energy poverty for women and girls
Radio remains the primary means of communication in Africa. In rural areas electricity is non-existent and toxic batteries are unaffordable. Lifeline Energy designs and distributes fit-for-purpose solar and wind-up MP3s…
Ibeka: Capacity and equity building through microhydro power
About 32,000 villages in Indonesia still do not have access to electricity. Fortunately, Indonesia is blessed with abundant sources of renewable energy. Ibeka builds small hydro power plants as an…
Apopo: Training detection HEROrats to save lives
There are still many millions of active landmines in more than 60 countries causing life-threatening accidents. Most of the victims are children. Apopo trains HeroRATs to save lives and limbs…
Amazon Conservation Team: Changing the landscape of conservation
The Amazon River basin encompasses more than 50% of the world’s remaining tropical forests and contains the richest biodiversity on Earth. However, 20% of these forests have been destroyed. Fortunately,…