Our Mission
We build partnerships in local and overseas communities to identify and meet solar power needs.
Our Mission
At Sustainably Empowering People Globally, we believe access to clean, reliable energy is a fundamental human right, and that solar power innovation across Africa can transform communities, economies, and opportunities for generations to come. Our approach goes far beyond project installations; we serve as a strategic partner and catalyst for African solar organizations and ecosystem builders worldwide. We do this by empowering solar leaders with resources, relationships, influence, and frameworks that enable sustainable impact at scale.
In sub-Saharan Africa
Globally, 733 million people, or about 9.1 percent of the world's population, lack access to electricity (World Bank, 2023). In sub-Saharan Africa alone, 600 million people, or approximately 53 per cent of the region's population, live without access to electricity.
In the U.S.
Lower income residents have largely been left out of the rise in community solar power. Less than half of U.S. community solar projects have any participation from low-income households. Of projects that do include lower-earning families, only about 5 percent involve a sizable share.
About Sustainably Empowering People Globally
The Need in Africa
600 million
people in sub-Saharan Africa have no access to electricity
51%
of the rural population in sub-Saharan Africa have no access to clean water, exacerbating health challenges and contributing to waterborne diseases
40%
of the fruit and vegetable harvest in sub-Saharan Africa goes to waste because of no refrigeration, depriving farmers of valuable income
71%
of sub-Saharan Africa does not have reliable Internet access, contributing to a widening digital divide. Lack of access to the Internet limits educational opportunities, economic growth, and global participation for these communities.
Our Mission
Empowering Solar Solutions for Africa & Beyond
At Sustainably Empowering People Globally, we believe access to clean, reliable energy is a fundamental human right, and that solar power innovation across Africa can transform communities, economies, and opportunities for generations to come. Our approach goes far beyond project installations; we serve as a strategic partner and catalyst for African solar organizations and ecosystem builders worldwide. We do this by empowering solar leaders with resources, relationships, influence, and frameworks that enable sustainable impact at scale.
What We Do: Our Core Services
Strategic Partnership and Capacity Support
We build meaningful collaborations between African solar organizations, global investors, U.S. institutions, and international partners, connecting expertise with local vision to fuel long-term growth and impact. We fund solar-powered electricity using technologies to empower underserved communities in the U.S. and Sub-Saharan Africa with a comprehensive approach to sustainable development. We build meaningful collaborations between African solar organizations, global investors, U.S. institutions, and international partners, connecting expertise with local vision to fuel long-term growth and impact.
By leveraging electrification through mini-grids and technologies provided by our partners such as PolarStern, PowerBlox and Kintana, we provide critical renewable electricity needs such as solar-powered power grid boxes, street lighting, water purification pumps, refrigeration, water pumps, and desalination technology.
Kintana
Kintana provides clean, reliable energy to entire rural regions which previously had no access to centralized electricity through solar mini-grids, larger nano-grids, and individually sized solar power systems. Each of these systems enables sustainable economic and education growth. With prepaid, locally adjusted pricing, each project is efficient, affordable, and built to last.
PowerBlox
PowerBlox is one of our key partners; they provide sustainable solar-powered products to sub-Saharan African communities we support. Communities with these grids become empowered through educational initiatives and sustainable humanitarian support. The goal is to promote self-reliance by providing capacity-building programs in areas such as health care clinics, schools, business development, and agriculture.
Join With Us
How We Can Help:
- Facilitating introductions and partnerships with investors
- Supporting organizational development and strategy
- Sharing best practices for operational excellence
Collaboration Provides Impact:
We bring together solar solution providers, NGOs, funders, government actors, and thought leaders into strategic coalitions that share resources, knowledge, and momentum toward common goals.
Policy & Legislative Advocacy:
Effective energy transformation requires the right policies. We advocate at the U.S. federal, state, and international levels to advance legislative support, funding incentives, and policy frameworks that unlock opportunities for solar initiatives across Africa.
Your Partnership and Investment is Critical
Energy Is the Operating System
Reliable solar power is not just electricity.
It enables:
- Digital payments
- Mobile money platforms
- Digital banking
- Smart metering and pay-as-you-go systems
- Distributed ledger-based settlement systems
- Internet access
- Agricultural productivity
- Health systems
- Financial inclusion
- Asset tracking and tokenization
- Entrepreneurship and trade
Without energy, none of these systems scale.
With distributed solar, entire economic layers unlock.
Your organization sits at that leverage point.
We invite partnerships with:
- Mobile payment providers
- Fintech companies
- Digital wallet operators
- Rural connectivity platforms
The Return on Philanthropic Capital
Your investment does not fund a single solar installation.
It funds the architecture that enables thousands.
Through structured ecosystem support, each dollar catalyzes:
- Increased private investment leverage
- Institutional strengthening of African enterprises
- Expanded electrification access
- Local job creation
- Women-led workforce inclusion
- Long-term community resilience
This multiplier effect distinguishes our approach from project-only funding models.
Investment Opportunity
We are seeking lead major donors to support a three-year expansion initiative that will:
- Strengthen 5 - 8 African solar enterprises
- Expand impact across priority countries including Mali, Senegal, and Madagascar
- Build formalized policy advocacy channels in the U.S.
- Establish a pan-African solar coalition platform
Target major gifts:
$250,000 – $1,000,000
(multi-year commitments encouraged)
Named initiative and recognition opportunities available.
Join Us
We invite you to help build the infrastructure behind Africa’s solar future.
Together, we can power communities and strengthen the institutions that sustain them.