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Special Deliveries
Today was magical. Our team left the city of Kano to reach Minjibir General Hospital, where we were scheduled to bring light and power to the Operating Theatre, Maternity Ward, and Labor Room. The...
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Power to Save Lives
Dr. Jacques Sebisaho revealed the power of the Solar Suitcase to save lives this December, when he returned to Idjwi clinic in the DR Congo. The clinic has no power, and when night falls, it is...
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SAFE in Uganda with the Solar Suitcase
“There’s going to be a lot of babies saved, a lot of women saved,” exclaimed Ugandan midwife Esther Madudu, after receiving a Solar Suitcase. Until last month, Esther had been conducting nighttime...
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Isha’s Dream – Lighting up lives in Sierra Leone
A very excited Isha Daramy-Kabia called me from Sierra Leone today. Isha is a midwife I met in December through the Global Women’s Leadership Network and the driving force behind our recent excursion...
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Solar Energy International and WE CARE Solar Seek Solar Suitcase Ambassadors
Laurie Guevara-Stone By Laurie Guevara-Stone, Solar Energy International’s International Program Manager This entry was originally posted on the Solar Energy International Blog on March 19, 2012....
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We Care Solar launches Successful Ambassador Program
In October 2012, 14 women arrived in Berkeley, California to take part in a very unique workshop. Some arrived from Colorado, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Washington; others flew in from...
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Between Life and Death
We were in Malawi for three days when I asked a hospital midwife to tell me the word for pregnancy in Chichewa, the local language. “Pakati,” she told me. “What does that translate to?” I asked....
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Notes from a Solar Ambassador – Merritt Gates
On Monday morning, I woke up early in Kalulu house, crawling out from under my mosquito net, greeted by the calming sound of straw brooms sweeping the dirt compound. One of the interns of Safe...
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Shining a Light on Healthcare Heroes
Posted on Huffington Post, November 11, 2013 When the sun sets tonight around the world, more than 400 maternity clinics that long labored in darkness will have light. Reliable, robust and easy to use...
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Reflections from Solar Ambassador Laura Walters
In 2012, We Care Solar started the Women’s Solar Ambassador Program to train more than a dozen ambitious women to become our international solar installation trainers. They studied online materials for...
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SAFE in Uganda with the Solar Suitcase
“There’s going to be a lot of babies saved, a lot of women saved,” exclaimed Ugandan midwife Esther Madudu, after receiving a Solar Suitcase. Until last month, Esther had been conducting nighttime...
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Isha’s Dream – Lighting up lives in Sierra Leone
A very excited Isha Daramy-Kabia called me from Sierra Leone today. Isha is a midwife I met in December through the Global Women’s Leadership Network and the driving force behind our recent excursion...
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Solar Energy International and WE CARE Solar Seek Solar Suitcase Ambassadors
Laurie Guevara-Stone By Laurie Guevara-Stone, Solar Energy International’s International Program Manager This entry was originally posted on the Solar Energy International Blog on March 19, 2012....
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We Care Solar launches Successful Ambassador Program
In October 2012, 14 women arrived in Berkeley, California to take part in a very unique workshop. Some arrived from Colorado, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Washington; others flew in from...
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Between Life and Death
We were in Malawi for three days when I asked a hospital midwife to tell me the word for pregnancy in Chichewa, the local language. “Pakati,” she told me. “What does that translate to?” I asked....
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Notes from a Solar Ambassador – Merritt Gates
On Monday morning, I woke up early in Kalulu house, crawling out from under my mosquito net, greeted by the calming sound of straw brooms sweeping the dirt compound. One of the interns of Safe...
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Shining a Light on Healthcare Heroes
Posted on Huffington Post, November 11, 2013 When the sun sets tonight around the world, more than 400 maternity clinics that long labored in darkness will have light. Reliable, robust and easy to use...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Reflections from a Solar Ambassador
In 2012, We Care Solar started the Women’s Solar Ambassador Program to train more than a dozen ambitious women to become our international solar installation trainers. They studied online materials for...
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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...
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Solar 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...
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