Light for mothers and newborns: the foundation installs its first solar

In February 2026, the Energy Act for Ukraine Foundation implemented its first solar power project at an obstetric and gynecological healthcare facility — the Cherkasy City Maternity Hospital “Mother and

Solar-powered births

Supplies, trained personnel and safe spaces, as well as solar power, are part of the response in this conflict, which jeopardizes the health and lives of women and girls each day.

Sustainable Energy for Safe Childbirth | Ethiopia, Sierra Leone

We Care Solar works to ensure women can safely deliver their babies by bringing solar power to remote, off-grid, under-resourced medical centers.

Pregnant woman at solar power station

Pregnant woman at solar power station Can women start a solar energy company? This article profiles seven successful founders and entrepreneurs in the solar energy field as examples of the

How Distributed Solar Helps Pregnant Women in Rural Kenya

While Sun Transfer and the Solar Energy Foundation have installed solar panels at nine other clinics, many more still lack the power they need. Meanwhile, the 3,000 members of the mostly

Solar energy brings light to the delivery room in rural Zimbabwe

Juliet Chasamuka, 34, was six months pregnant when I met her in the Gutu district of Masvingo, a rural community 300 kilometres south of Harare, Zimbabwe. The now mother of five has

Laura Stachel of We Care Solar: Making Solar Suitcases That Save

Today, Stachel is the globe-traveling co-founder of We Care Solar, a social enterprise that manufactures solar-powered suitcases that provide power to maternal health facilities in Africa,

Elon Musk notices a pregnant woman working hard at a gas station

At one such moment, billionaire and entrepreneur Eloisa Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, saw a pregnant woman working tirelessly at a gas station. What followed was an act that

Solar lights for pregnant women campaign – Manaslu Trail Race

“In Gorkha, we would like to try a similar strategy by offering something that is of real value to women who attend at least 4 antenatal checks. – The offer of durable, portable solar lights will definitely

Solar Power Helps To Save The Lives of Mothers and Infants

The Maternal and Newborn Improvement Project installed solar panels on 33 health care facilities to serve as backup power. Nurse Emily Wamalwa, in Bungoma County, is now able to use solar energy