Hayward Middle School Students Light Schools in Uganda
To light schools in Uganda, Cesar Chavez and Winton Middle School students learned how to build Solar Suitcases in partnership with PG&E, Cal State East Bay University and We Share Solar. For the full story visit ABC News.
Solar Suitcases Improve the Lives of Deaf Children
Watch this short video that illustrates the importance of light for children who rely on sign language to communicate. Our installation of 5 Solar Suitcases at Kakamega School for the Deaf in May 2016 provided the boarding school with lighting for their dorms, classrooms, latrine, dining room/ kitchen, and outside security. We checked back with […]
The Huffington Post Features Our Partnerships in Kenya
Our collaboration with Segal Family Foundation partners, Kakenya Center for Excellence and Solidarity & Advocacy with Vulnerable Individuals in Crisis (SAVIC), was featured in a guest blog on the Huffington Post. Read the article here to learn more about how We Share Solar is creating strong in-country partnerships to light up rural schools in Kenya.
From Canada to Kenya with Wells Fargo
In November, the We Share Solar team led a one day workshop with middle school students at St. Agnes of Assisi School in Vaughan, Canada and 10 volunteers from Wells Fargo’s Toronto team. This day of hands-on learning and service resulted in 15 completed Solar Suitcases that were deployed to Kenya. In March 2017 we completed […]
71 Solar Suitcases Placed in Remote Schools in the Philippines
We Share Solar partnered with SunPower Corporation and Stiftung Solarenergie to install Solar Suitcases in some of the most remote schools in the world. The installation journey to get to some of these villages would often require multiple river crossings, boat and motorcycle rides, or trekking on foot for hours to reach these “last mile” […]
We Share Solar at UNESCO TeachHer in Paris
We Share Solar was honored to be featured at the UNESCO TeachHer launch event in Paris in June 2016. Our program was showcased through a hands-on demonstration of Solar Suitcase building by middle school girls as an example of best practices in STEM learning that inspires and engages girl students. The event was attended by […]
Lighting up Schools in Kenya
In 2016, we installed 69 Solar Suitcases in schools and children’s homes in rural Kenya, impacting over 11,400 people. We partnered with Kenyan community-based organizations, Change Mtaani in Kibera and Women in Sustainable Energy and Entrepreneurship (WISEE) in Nairobi to select sites and conduct installations and user training. These systems were built by high school […]
