We Care Solar Wins 2017 Drucker Prize!
Today the Drucker Institute at Claremont Graduate University announced that We Care Solar is the winner of the 2017 Drucker Prize. We Care Solar’s solar-powered suitcases provide lighting and...
View ArticleSolar Suitcase Brings Light and Hope to Tanzania Twin Delivery
A pregnant woman in rural Tanzania has little choice about the conditions where she will deliver. Birth complications can be life threatening. More than half the time, a baby is born in the darkness...
View Article“You should have come yesterday…”
Last week, We Care Solar officially launched Light Every Birth in Zimbabwe. The festive occasion was officiated by the First Lady of Zimbabwe, Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa, who serves as the country’s...
View Article“Our Survival Depends on It!”
In Africa, it’s rather uncommon to see women engineers climbing up onto a roof or using a cordless drill. Since the time we first launched our Women’s Solar Ambassador program in 2012, we have been...
View ArticleThe Power of Partnership: Pathfinder International Ethiopia
By Fisseha Moges, National Programs Management Support Advisor Pathfinder International At Pathfinder, we believe that collaboration and partnership in health are central to strengthening the...
View ArticleThe Power of Partnerships: Doctors with Africa CUAMM Uganda
By Dr. Peter LochoroCountry RepresentativeDoctors with Africa CUAMMCUAMM Supported MCH Peer Mother Educating Fellow Mothers (CUAMM)Doctors with Africa CUAMM is striving to improve the health of women...
View ArticleMidwifery Made Easier
Imagine delivering a baby without light. Rosette Uwayezu, the 23-year-old midwife in charge of maternity services at Green Valley Health Center II, knows what its like to deliver babies in near...
View ArticleNew Partnership – The Judith Neilson Foundation
Advancing Global Healthcare with the Judith Neilson Foundation In recognition of International Women’s Day on March 8, We Care Solar is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking partnership with the...
View ArticleWe Care Solar Suitcase: Providing Clean Energy for Safe Childbirth
Originally posted – April 18th on alignmnh.orgBy: AlignMNH Secretariat and Dr. Laura Stachel The Solar Suitcase being opened at a community health center in Tanzania. Photo credit: Rob Beechey/We Care...
View ArticleIn Nigeria and Zimbabwe, PHCs Leverage Renewable Energy to Improve Maternal...
Originally posted – December 10th on nigeriahealthwatch.medium.comBy: Nigeria Health Watch Front view of the Kuchigoro Primary Healthcare Centre. Image credit: Nigeria Health Watch Chinonso Kenneth...
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