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17 February, 2012	Business students worldwide tackle access to energy Students from 80 businesses schools and universities worldwide are taking part in the 2012 Hurt Global Case Challenge themed around Global Poverty...
27 January, 2012	Skoll Awards: apply before March, 1 The application process for the 2013 Skoll Awards is open from January 4 – March 1, 2012.
26 January, 2012	ToughStuff turns on the light in refugee camp he 40,000 refugees in the camp of Melkadida , Dolloa Ado, who fled the Somali conflict and the worst famine to hit East Africa in 20 years, lack food, water, proper shelter and light.
6 January, 2012	Two new Community Power from Mobile Reports Released GSMA has recently released two new Community Power from Mobile white papers.
22 December, 2011	Take part in the G20 challenge! IFC and the G20 launched earlier this month a new competition that will recognize emerging market companies that provide critical goods, services or livelihood opportunities to the 4 billion people living at the base of the pyramid.
21 December, 2011	Stay tuned for the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa’s seed funding! The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) will provide seed funding for up to a total of 8 million USD for innovative small/medium-scale clean energy and energy efficiency projects in Africa. SEFA will accept proposals from January 2012.
15 December, 2011	Uganda student uses off-grid lighting for phone charging business, boasting earnings and higher marks in school Bakole is a Primary seven pupil at the Ojuku Primary school, in the Maracha-terego District of Aii-Vuu Sub-County, Uganda.
14 December, 2011	Putting household energy on the climate change agenda The African Energy Ministers Conference, titled “Road to Durban: Promoting Sustainable Energy Access in Africa” , that took place in Johannesburg 15-16 September, recognized the potential of low-cost household energy solutions, such as solar LED lighting, in advancing its access for energy agenda.
4 November, 2011	Tell the stories of energy poverty – and get rewarded Peter DiCampo’s Life Without Lights photography in Northern Ghana, Kurdistan in Northern Iraq and New Mexico, USA, reveals how energy poverty affects people’s lives and hampers development.
3 November, 2011	d.light founder Wins National Peace Corps’ 2011 Shriver Award Sam Goldman, founder of d.light Design, won this year’s National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) Sargent Shriver Award for Distinguished Humanitarian Service, including a $1,000 award at the Promise of the Peace Corps Gala held on September 24, 2011 in Washington, DC.
31 October, 2011	Phone Charging Micro-businesses in Tanzania and Uganda GVEP International (“GVEP”), the development charity that fights poverty and climate change through accelerated access to modern energy, published in September a report on phone charging businesses in Tanzania and Uganda.
25 October, 2011	SOLUX brings solar light to pregnant mothers and Aids orphans in Uganda The Adult Education College in Bad Alexandersbad, Germany has partnered with two Ugandan communities to bring solar light to community projects.
4 October, 2011	Nominate your product for the Lighting Global Outstanding Product Awards 2012 The next round of product awards for off-grid lighting is here!
12 August, 2011	SEED Awards 2011: Call for Applications Partners in the SEED Initiative are pleased today to announce the opening of the call for applications.
15 July, 2011	CNN Article Highlights Renewable Energy Ventures “Solanterns Initiative” (CNN) -- Every evening thousands of children in Kenya sit down and do their homework by kerosene-powered light.
08 July, 2011	Government of Kenya Releases Data to Public on Easy to Use Web Portal NAIROBI, July 8, 2011—The Kenya government today launched an open data portal, releasing several large datasets, including the national census and statistics on government spending at national and county levels.
06 July, 2011	2011 Call for Proposals for the ECOWAS Renewable Energy Facility The ECOWAS Renewable Energy Facility (EREF) was launched in May 2011 and is managed by the secretariat of the ECOWAS Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) based in Praia, Cape Verde.
28 June, 2011	d.light Opens New Office In Nairobi d.light has recently announced the opening of a new field office in Nairobi, Kenya.
23 June, 2011	ToughStuff is selected as an International winner of the 2011 Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy The Ashden Awards bring to light inspiring sustainable energy solutions in the UK and developing world and help ensure that they are spread more widely.
19 June, 2011	Kenya: Tax Cut on Solar Panels to Light Up More Homes Players in the solar energy market last week won a reprieve when the government removed tax on imported raw materials for the manufacture of solar panels.
1 June, 2011	Ashoka, Bamboo Finance, and the Canopus Foundation Join Forces to Launch Solar Energy Fund for Developing Countries Three of the world’s leading organizations supporting social enterprise for development today announced that they are forming a partnership to launch the ‘Oasis Energy - Solar for All Fund’,
17 May, 2011	2nd Symposium Small PV-Applications: Rural Electrification and Commercial Use - Ulm (Germany) on June 6-7 2011 The conference will bring together people from all over the world and include a description of existing markets.
19 April, 2011	Barefoot Power receives €1 million European Financial Assistance Barefoot Power, a Lighting Africa Associate, received €1 million of financial assistance from the European Union via the European Investment Bank in 2010.
5 April, 2011	Download Sun Connect 5/ April 2011 Sun Connect, the quarterly magazine about rural electrification with photovoltaics, has released its April edition.
19 March, 2011	Inclusive Business Solutions: Expanding Opportunity and Access at the Base of the Pyramid IFC's inclusive business solutions support new opportunities for innovation, growth and competitiveness at the BoP.
12 February, 2011	CDM rewards high-quality off-grid lighting products Informed by a Lumina Project study conducted for the CDM Executive Board, the CDM recently released a new approved methodology for small-scale CDM project activities: Substituting fossil fuel based lighting with LED lighting systems.
28 February, 2011	The tipping point - How the African market for off-grid lighting products is taking off The African market for off-grid lighting products is projected to achieve 40 percent to 50 percent annual sales growth, with 5-6 million African households owning quality portable lights (primarily solar) by 2015.
15 December, 2010	AFREA publishes a Photovoltaic Toolkit
15 December, 2010	Solar and LED Energy Access Program (SLED)- Clean Energy Ministerial Initiative
1 November, 2010	Solar lamps lifting Kenyans out of poverty (CNN) -- Evans Wadongo, 23, invented a way for rural families in Kenya to replace smoky kerosene and firelight with solar power. Through his Use Solar, Save Lives program, he has distributed an estimated 10,000 solar lanterns for free. Read more

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