This will enable 4 beneficiary communities to have 208 lighted homes and train 25 community solar championsĪs the first phase of providing energy access to the Dumagat community, training is conducted for community champions who will be in charge of the installation and maintenance of the solar home systems. With a project funding goal of $16,000, they hope to uplift the lives of these Indigenous People communities by providing them with the appropriate resources in terms of equipment, technical training, and enterprise skills and management. With the support of Indigenous community champions, Solar Hope will train and support a new generation of clean energy entrepreneurs in the region. The next phase is to provide solar hubs that will be a center for livelihood improvement, supporting bamboo weaving industries, agricultural products, and other micro-enterprises. Traditionally AC mini-grids have been implemented. Their startup first engaged with these communities in 2018 by providing solar lamps and working with the communities to secure funds and donations for solar microgrids that households can use for a more stable source of light and phone charging. Micro Perspectives for Decentralized Energy Supply: Proceedings of the International Conference: 56-60p. A microgrid might have a number of connected distributed energy resources such as solar arrays. Solar Hope works with Indigenous communities such as the Dumagats of Tanay, Rizal and the Badjaos in Batangas. A microgrid is a small-scale electricity network connecting consumers to an electricity supply.
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Our approach to working with communities where we install solar solutions has changed from, “We have the solutions for you” to “You've got the solutions and we're here to help." - John Mark Napao, Solar Hope Philippines CEO Image credit: Courtesy of New Energy Nexus "Solar Hope provides solar technologies and equipment to marginalized communities. New Energy Nexus Philippines and partner Solar Hope are working to directly scale more clean energy startups and entrepreneurs in the region. Two social enterprises supported by New Energy Nexus Philippines are working towards helping these communities by providing access to clean energy through solar microgrids and home systems, providing capacity building for improving livelihoods. With the country being archipelagic, household communities in mountainous and remote islands are not connected to grids and depend heavily on kerosene lamps as a source of lighting. More than 10 million Filipinos do not have access to electricity. One Earth’s Project Marketplace funds on-the-ground climate solutions that are key to solving the climate crisis through three pillars of collective action - renewable energy, nature conservation, and regenerative agriculture.
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