International Projects
COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT WITH SOLAR
Our team has completed three solar projects abroad that have provided sustainable clean energy to communities vulnerable to electricity shortages and disruption. Reliable access to a greater supply of electricity has had numerous economic, educational, and health benefits. Training on the maintenance of the solar panel systems is supplemented with hands-on instruction on clean energy technology, electricity, and climate change.
Solar for a School in Puerto Rico
In 2017, Hurricane Maria swept through Puerto Rico causing severe damage to the electricity grid that powered the Ecológica Niños Uniendo al Mundo school. With the support of a grant from Solarize Puerto Rico, our team worked closely with other organizations to install a solar array to provide the school with access to energy regardless of grid disruptions. The future for these students looks more resilient.
A Resilient Future
In addition to a sustainable source of clean energy, the students received instruction on how solar systems work and reduce carbon emissions. Sphere One combines installation of PV systems with education and training to provide the community with an opportunity to explore job opportunities in the solar sector.
Community Solar in Kenya
Sphere Solar CEO Edwin Wanji returned to his home country of Kenya in order to provide a sustainable source of clean energy to a rural Maasai community.
Solar panels and batteries were provided to each household, enabling them to power lights at night and charge devices with internet access so they could manage micro-loans and monitor commodity prices.
Reliable Power for a Haitian Orphanage
Sphere One partnered with the Cliff Avril Family Foundation to install solar panels in an orphanage in Haiti. Clean electricity now flows through the classroom outlets, running computers, projectors, and other electronic devices that the teachers use.
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