About
Founded in 2009, Solafrica is a non-profit headquartered in Bern, Switzerland with approximately 11-50 employees specializing in Solar.
Solafrica is an independent Swiss development and climate protection organisation that promotes solar energy adoption primarily in African countries. Founded in 2009, it implements projects designed to create development opportunities for disadvantaged people while protecting the climate. The organisation works with local partner organisations to deliver solar technician training programmes, equip health centres with solar power systems, and train community leaders as solar ambassadors. Solafrica operates through approximately 9 full-time staff working in a solacratic organisational structure. The organisation is Zewo-certified and aligns its projects with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, specifically targeting energy access and climate action.
Headquarters
Founded
Employees
Company type
Focus areas
Products & services
Business models
Value chain
Service areas (3)
Solar technician training
Education and vocational training in solar technology installation and maintenance
Health centre electrification
Installing solar energy systems to provide reliable electricity to rural health centres
Solar advocacy and community engagement
Training scouts and community leaders as solar ambassadors to promote renewable energy adoption
Locations
Headquarters
Bollwerk 35, 3011, Bern, Switzerland
Service regions
Projects
10Solar Learning for Women
Training programme for women in solar technology installation and maintenance
Solar Learning Youth Centers
Training programme providing youth with solar technology education and vocational skills
Solar Learning Ethiopia
Training 300 young adults in solar technology
Santé Solaire
Programme equipping health centres with solar energy systems for reliable electricity supply
Solar Learning Tanzania
Solar technician training programme
Scouts go Solar
Global initiative training scouts as solar ambassadors to promote solar energy adoption
Solar Learning DR Congo
Solar technician training programme
Santé Solaire Niger
Solar energy programme for health centres
Santé Solaire Burkina Faso
Solar energy programme for health centres
Refugees go Solar
Solar energy projects for refugee camps
Credentials & affiliations
Certifications
Zewo
Awards
European Solar Prize
Swiss Solar Prize
Industry memberships
Partnerships
Solar Mtaani, Education for Sustainable Development, ACRPI, SETHI, Kekeli, Adama Science and Technology University, Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences
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