Sunshine Stories Database – CAN International

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4	Caribbean and Central America	Solar	Community-owned solar microgrid in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico	Community-owned solar microgrid in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico	Climate resilience, Community-owned, Livelihoods, Community funds, Community-led, Affordable financing
5	Caribbean and Central America	Solar	Plaza de la Independencia Energética in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico	Plaza de la Independencia Energética in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico	Climate resilience, Community-owned, Community-led, Community funds
6	Caribbean and Central America	Solar	Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais: Largest solar-powered hospital in the world	Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais: Largest solar-powered hospital in the world	Health, Climate resilience, Sustainable infrastructure
7	East Asia	Solar	SolarCare Programme: Empowering Hong Kong NGOs through solar energy	SolarCare Programme: Empowering NGOs through solar energy	Community-owned, Education
8	Eastern Africa	Solar	Promoting People-Centred Decentralised Renewable Energy Project (Powering Elan)	Powering Elan: solar mini-grid and water pumping system in Garissa County, Kenya	Hard-to-reach, Health, Off-grid, Education
9	Eastern Africa	Solar	Humanitarian Energy: solar PV-powered mini-grid serving the refugee community of Sheder in Ethiopia	Humanitarian Energy: solar PV-powered mini-grid serving the refugee community of Sheder in Ethiopia	Displacement setting, Public-private partnership, Affordable financing
10	Eastern Africa	Solar	Okapi Green Energy Limited: Refugee youth-led solar initiative in Kenya	Okapi Green Energy Limited: Refugee youth-led social enterprise solar initiatives in Kenya	Affordable financing, Social enterprise, Youth, Displacement setting
11	Eastern Africa	Solar	Safe and Affordable Energy, Sudan	Safe and Affordable Energy, Sudan	Health, Women empowerment
12	Eastern Africa	Solar	Access to energy in refugee camps of the Shire region	Access to energy in refugee camps of the Shire region	Off-grid, Displacement setting, Public-private partnership
13	Eastern Africa	Solar	Access to energy in refugee camps and host communities in Dollo Ado	Access to energy in refugee camps and host communities in Dollo Ado	Off-grid, Displacement setting, Public-private partnership
14	Eastern Africa	Solar	Solar microgrid installation in AIC CURE International Hospital of Kenya	Solar microgrid installation in AIC CURE International Hospital of Kenya	Health, Sustainable infrastructure, Hybrid
15	Eastern Africa	Solar	Solar-powered water systems ensuring access to clean water in northern Tanzania	Solar-powered water systems ensuring access to clean water in northern Tanzania	Water and sanitation, Health
16	Eastern Africa	Solar	Promoting solar energy among women in agriculture for sustainable farming in rural Uganda	Promoting solar energy among women in agriculture for sustainable farming in rural Uganda	Agriculture and food security, Women empowerment, Livelihoods
17	Eastern Africa	Solar	WATTS On: Lighting Students’ Lives	WATTS On: Lighting Students’ Lives	Off-grid, Youth, Education, Hard-to-reach
18	Eastern Africa	Solar	Smart Tap: Solar-powered water vending machine fighting drought in rural Kenya	Smart Tap: Solar-powered water vending machine fighting drought in rural Kenya	Water and sanitation, Health, Women empowerment, Hard-to-reach
19	Eastern Africa	Solar	Solar power for the water security of smallholder farmers in Somalia	Solar power for the water security of smallholder farmers in Somalia	Agriculture and food security, Water and sanitation, Livelihoods
20	Eastern Africa	Solar	Solar power creating income opportunities for refugees in Rwanda	Solar power creating income opportunities for refugees in Rwanda	Livelihoods, Displacement setting, Affordable financing, Community-owned
21	Eastern Europe	Solar	Voznesensk Solar Power Plant: Solar energy for water supply	Voznesensk Solar Power Plant: Solar energy for water supply	Community-led, Sustainable infrastructure, Water and sanitation
22	Latin America	Solar	Healthy Schools, Peru	Healthy Schools in Apurimac, Peru	Education, Water and sanitation
23	Latin America	Solar	Solar Empowerment for Smallholder Farmers (SOL4FARM) in Lake Titicaca, Bolivia	Solar Empowerment for Smallholder Farmers (SOL4FARM) in Lake Titicaca, Bolivia	Agriculture and food security, Livelihoods
24	Latin America	Solar	Solar power for food security and income generation in the Bolivian Amazon	Solar power for food security and income generation in the Bolivian Amazon	Agriculture and food security, Livelihoods, Women empowerment
25	Latin America	Solar	Solar-powered irrigation in the Zenú Community, Northern Colombia	Solar-powered irrigation in the Zanú Community, Northern Colombia	Agriculture and food security
26	Latin America	Solar	Vila Limeira 100% Solar: the first solar village in the South Brazilian Amazon	Vila Limeira 100% Solar: the first solar village in the South Brazilian Amazon	Hard-to-reach, Off-grid, Community-led
27	Latin America	Solar	Alianza Ceibo: Indigenous-led energy sovereignty in the Upper Amazon	Alianza Ceibo: Indigenous-led energy sovereignty in the Upper Amazon	Indigenous peoples, Resisting the FF industry, Community-owned, Community-led
28	North Africa	Solar	Pumping water: from gas/electricity power to solar panels	Pumping water: from gas/electricity power to solar panels in Marigha Village, Morocco	Water and sanitation, Community-led
29	North America	Solar	Piitapan Solar Project: indigenous community-led initiative in the Tar Sands of Alberta	Piitapan Solar Project: Indigenous community-led initiative in the Tar Sands of Alberta	Indigenous peoples, Resisting the FF industry, Community-led
30	North America	Solar	Ada’itsx/Fairy Creek Solar Project: Solar power to protect indigenous youth	Solarizing Elders Cabins in Wet’suwet’en Territory	Indigenous peoples, Community-owned, Resisting the FF industry, Youth
31	North America	Solar	Solarization of the Art Studio at Nimkii Aazhibikong: Facilitating cultural preservation for the Anishinaabek and surrounding Indigenous communities	Solarization of the Art Studio at Nimkii Aazhibikong: Facilitating cultural preservation for the Anishinaabek and surrounding Indigenous communities	Indigenous peoples, Community-owned, Resisting the FF industry, Cultural preservation
32	North America	Solar	Solarizing Elders Cabins in Wet’suwet’en Territory	Solarizing Elders Cabins in Wet’suwet’en Territory	Indigenous peoples, Community-owned, Resisting the FF industry
33	North America	Solar	Sunflower Solar Array at the Hummingbird Healing Lodge: fueling healing justice for indigenous communities	Sunflower Solar Array at the Hummingbird Healing Lodge: fueling healing justice for indigenous communities	Indigenous peoples, Community-owned, Resisting the FF industry
34	North America	Solar	Tiny House Warriors Solar Project: Solar panels in the path of a pipeline	Tiny House Warriors Solar Project: Solar panels in the path of a pipeline	Indigenous peoples, Community-owned, Resisting the FF industry
35	North America	Solar, Wind	Standing Rock Nation advancing energy sovereignty through solar power	Standing Rock Nation advancing energy sovereignty through solar power	Indigenous peoples, Community-led, Community-owned
36	Oceania and the Pacific	Solar	Solar innovation building climate resilience and empowering indigenous women in Kiribati	Solar innovation building climate resilience and empowering indigenous women in Kiribati	Indigenous peoples, Water and sanitation, Women empowerment
37	South Asia	Solar	Solar power for off-grid villages in Khuzdar District, Pakistan	Solar power for off-grid villages in Pakistan (Balochistan, Khuzdar District)	Off-grid, Education
38	South Asia	Solar	Building Skills and Improving Livelihoods of Women Salt Farmers in Gujarat through Clean Energy Solutions	Building Skills and Improving Livelihoods of Women Salt Farmers in Gujarat through Clean Energy Solutions	Affordable financing, Women empowerment, Livelihoods, Health
39	South Asia	Solar	Hariyali Gram (Green Villages): Advancing Climate-Friendly Solutions to Improve Livelihoods in Rural India	Hariyali Gram (Green Villages): Advancing Climate-Friendly Solutions to Improve Livelihoods in Rural India	Women empowerment, Clean cooking, Health, Affordable financing, Agriculture and food security
40	South Asia	Solar	Solar irrigation for agricultural resilience for Santhal tribe communities in India	Solar irrigation for agricultural resilience for Santhal tribe communities in India	Indigenous peoples, Agriculture and food security, Livelihoods, Water and sanitation
41	South Asia	Solar	Solar energy for clean water and essential services in Balochistan, Pakistan	Solar energy for clean water and essential services in Balochistan, Pakistan	Water and sanitation, Health
42	Southeast Asia	Biogas	Malabon City Biogas Project	Malabon City Biogas Project, Philippines	Clean cooking, Women empowerment
43	Southeast Asia	Solar	Enabling access of indigenous communities to clean energy through socialized financing: Dumagat IP community in the Sierra Madre	Enabling access of indigenous communities to clean energy through socialized financing: Dumagat IP community in the Sierra Madre	Indigenous peoples, Hard-to-reach, Affordable financing
44	Southeast Asia	Hydro, Solar, Hybrid	Community-based hydro-solar hybrid system in Kampung Walou, Malaysia	Community-based hydro-solar hybrid system in Kampung Walou, Malaysia	Community-owned, Hybrid, Affordable financing, Hard-to-reach, Off-grid, Indigenous peoples
45	Southeast Asia	Hydro	Community-based micro-hydro system in Kampung Buayan, Malaysia	Community-based micro-hydro system in Kampung Buayan, Malaysia	Community-owned, Hybrid, Affordable financing, Hard-to-reach, Off-grid
46	Southeast Asia	Solar, Hydro	Improving the Lives of People in Off-grid Communities in Mindanao through the Provision of Sustainable Energy (I-POSE)	Improving the Lives of People in Off-grid Communities in Mindanao through the Provision of Sustainable Energy (I-POSE)	Hard-to-reach, Off-grid, Livelihoods, Agriculture and food security
47	Southeast Asia	Hydro	Community-owned micro-hydro systems in Indonesia	Community-owned micro-hydro systems in Indonesia	Community-owned, Health, Livelihoods, Hybrid
48	Southeast Asia	Solar	Solar-powered irrigation for indigenous livelihoods in Ratanakiri province, Cambodia	Solar-powered irrigation for indigenous livelihoods in Ratanakiri province, Cambodia	Indigenous peoples, Agriculture and food security, Livelihoods, Community-owned, Climate resilience
49	Southeast Asia	Solar	REPower Matabas Project: A youth-led solar project bringing hope to an off-grid island community	REPower Matabas Project: A youth-led solar project bringing hope to an off-grid island community	Hard-to-reach, Off-grid, Youth, Women empowerment, Health
50	Southeast Asia	Solar	Powering Bicos: A Barangay's Journey Toward Clean Energy	Powering Bicos: A Barangay's Journey Toward Clean Energy	Youth, Community-owned, Sustainable infrastructure
51	Southern Africa	Solar	Solar microgrid installation in Beit CURE Children's Hospital of Zambia	Solar microgrid installation in Beit CURE Children's Hospital of Zambia	Health, Sustainable infrastructure, Climate resilience, Hybrid
52	Southern Africa	Solar	Renewable Energy for Food Security and Incomes Project in Gwanda, Zimbabwe	Renewable Energy for Food Security and Incomes Project in Gwanda, Zimbabwe	Community-owned, Agriculture and food security, Community funds, Livelihoods, Women empowerment
53	West and Central Africa	Solar	Bulbuli Solar Project: Solar Power for Improved Health and Well-being in Bulbuli, Nigeria	Bulbuli Project: Solar power for improved health and well-being in Bulbuli, Nigeria	Hard-to-reach, Health, Water and sanitation
54	West and Central Africa	Solar	Solar energy for health care and clean water in Nzibira, DR Congo	Solar energy for health care and clean water in Nzibira, DR Congo	Hard-to-reach, Health, Water and sanitation
55	West and Central Africa	Solar	Solar system empowering the off-grid community of Daurawa, Nigeria	Solar system empowering the off-grid community of Daurawa, Nigeria	Off-grid, Health, Sustainable infrastructure, Water and sanitation
56	West and Central Africa	Solar	Solar energy transforming healthcare in Cameroon's rainforest communities	Solar energy transforming healthcare in Cameroon's rainforest communities	Indigenous peoples, Hard-to-reach, Community-owned, Health, Sustainable infrastructure
57	West and Central Africa	Solar	Solar-powered water and climate resilience project in Magarya Village, Bauchi State, Nigeria	Solar-powered water and climate resilience project in Magarya Village, Bauchi State, Nigeria	Health, Water and sanitation, Women empowerment, Climate resilience
58	West and Central Africa	Solar	Lighting Up Mafikope: Community solar in off-grid Ghana	Lighting Up Mafikope: Community solar in off-grid Ghana	Off-grid, Youth, Education
59	West and Central Africa	Solar, Biogas	Renewable energy for agricultural livelihoods (REAL) in Burkina Faso	Renewable energy for agricultural livelihoods (REAL) in Burkina Faso	Agriculture and food security, Climate resilience, Women empowerment
60	Southwest Asia	Solar	Solar energy supporting the recovery of the agriculture sector in Iraq	Solar energy supporting the recovery of the agriculture sector in Iraq	Agriculture and food security
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