Transformative solar system installations
Aid Pioneers protects the human rights to health and education by installing solar systems for schools
and hospitals located in parts of the world without reliable power grids.
Our solar interventions explained in under 5 minutes
In regions reliant on diesel generators, escalating fuel costs threaten the human rights to education and medical care. Our local partners in countries across the Middle East and Africa have only one viable option left: solar power systems. So why aren’t they making the transition?
Watch the video to discover how, together, we can flip the switch for schools and hospitals currently left in the dark.
Understanding the problem
Unsustainable diesel dependencies
When asking our partners in the Middle East and Africa about what stopped them from supporting their communities effectively, we kept getting the same answer: reliable and affordable energy sources when the grid fails or doesn’t exist at all.
Insufficient grids leave vulnerable communities with no choice but to use generators running on polluting and carcinogenic diesel fuel.
What's worse, many hospitals and schools have now reached a breaking point where the cost of diesel is too high for them to treat patients and teach students effectively.
While diesel prices keep rising, the expense of financially and environmentally sustainable solar panels steadily declines with each passing year.
Financial barriers to solar power
Despite this favourable trend, that crucial upfront investment needed to install a solar system, is not attainable for hospitals and schools serving vulnerable communities. The high diesel costs make it near impossible to put any money aside for investing in energy independence. And turning to banks for support in breaking free from diesel dependency, small but impactful organizations are met with closed doors.
The counterintuitive truth is that in the parts of the world with the highest solar potential, you find the least of solar capacity installed.
Photovoltaic Potential vs Solar Capacity Installed
Solar vs Diesel Price Development
The price of solar panels is dropping thanks to improved manufacturing methods, more efficient solar cells, and a global shift towards renewable energy.
Sustainable solar solutions
How we give access to solar power
Through our procurement pipeline, our partner organizations gain access to solar energy at significantly reduced prices. Thanks to our private sector supporters, we can provide solar systems at up to 50% off local procurement prices, coupled with streamlined logistics services.
For local innovators who may struggle to allocate funds for these discounted solar solutions, we extend further assistance through a combination of partial donations and interest-free loans. The loan amount is tailored to our partners' financial capacity, ensuring they can comfortably repay within a two-year timeframe, without exceeding their previous expenses on diesel fuel.
All loan repayments contribute to funding new solar systems, allowing us to recycle donations and spread clean energy to regions where it can make the most impact.
The humanitarian potential of solar energy
Over the course of ten years, donations amounting to 30,000 USD can unlock the following outcomes:
30
kWp installed
250
tons of CO2 saved
20K
more students educated
75K
more patients treated
Partners powered by the sun
We have successfully installed solar panels in Uganda and Lebanon, allowing schools and hospitals to stay open and improve the quality of their services. Discover how clean energy transforms communities by exploring our collaboration with the one-of-a-kind school Tuyoor Al Amal.
Interested in securing health and education for vulnerable communities?
If you would like an in-depth introduction to our financing options and discover ways to invest in our solar projects, we are more than happy to give you a demonstration.
