Why Join?

 Who Should Participate?

Lighting Africa supports a range of partners and requires widespread participation in program design and implementation to ensure successful market acceleration.

Some key partners include:

• International Lighting Firms
• Local Lighting Firms
• Governments
• Financial Institutions
• Entrepreneurs and Investors
• Donors
• Academia and Research Institutions

Benifits of Participation

Lighting Africa members are uniquely positioned to take advantage of this emergent high-growth opportunity.  By registering to become a  Lighting Africa member,  you can join an online consortium of nearly 1700 others, at no cost- registration is free, looking to penetrate this new market area and assist in the delivery of affordable, reliable, safe lighting to those in need.

Lighting Africa membership entitles you to: gain access to first-hand consumer information and insider knowledge, obtain the latest market research, receive updates on the newest technological innovations, stay abreast of the latest happenings and events in the off-grid lighting arena and on the frontlines of the news, find business opportunities and formulate  strategic partnerships across the supply chain, assist in informing the direction of the Lighting Africa program by participating in online forums, discussion groups, and program activities designed to help meet your needs for successful market entry, and more...

By becoming a Lighting Africa member, you will be granted the unparallel opportunity to enter a large, undeveloped market with demonstrable promise to deliver strong financial returns while providing immeasurable social and environmental services, transforming lives through improved lighting solutions and preserving the ecological fabric on which we all depend.

A few ways Lighting Africa can help you:

Local Lighting Firms: Lighting Africa can leverage existing networks and saturate them with new products while supporting development into new markets.  For companies who may have already established a commercial presence in this market, Lighting Africa can serve to assist you to expand your product/service offerings, achieve diversification, and reach new markets.

Governments: Lighting Africa complements electricity grid extension programs, speeding the capacity  to deliver reliable lighting services to unelectrified areas, especially to the rural poor.

Donors: Lighting Africa provides an opportunity to support an innovative, large-scale, and public-private sector-based solution to a core energy challenge in Africa. Further, the project has the substantial potential for replication at the national, regional, and global levels.

NGOs: Lighting Africa can assist in identifying project and financing opportunities, for example by searching for experienced and qualified organizations to support project promotion and implementation.

Financial Institutions: Lighting Africa fosters innovative business models to deliver modern lighting to unelectrified rural areas, and is looking for financial institutions, micro-finance institutions, and investors to serve
as partners.

Register to browse, connect and network with members that reflect your organizational goals. Members that have joined can advertise on the site, access groups, upload and download resources, and post on our Wiki space. Members can also collaborate with other companies to actively participate in the efforts to bring modern lighting to Africa.