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An estimated 1.6 billion people around the world do not have access to basic modern energy services like electricity. The impact is mainly felt in sub Sahara Africa and South Asia where women and children spend up to 8 hours a day collecting fuels like wood and animal dung and trekking to distant villages to buy kerosene which is expensive, dirty and dangerous.
Solar powered lighting systems enable both women and men in these villages to engage in income-generating activities, free up their children’s time to pursue an education and provide them with something that they have never had but most of us cannot imagine living without- LIGHT.
EcoEnergyFinance (EEF) is a non-profit organization that seeks to provide cleaner, healthier, more efficient energy for the rural poor in developing countries and the United States. Utilizing modern technology we are installing solar powered lights in villages with the hopes of fostering green investment and creating income generating opportunities, while joining worldwide efforts to develop sustainable communities that fit into the global carbon market.
EcoEnergyFinance was established to bring a clean energy solution to the people living in these villages and to provide economic opportunities for growth. Our three main goals are to:
1. Displace kerosene- kerosene is a very expensive fuel source and takes hours for people with little or no transport to obtain it. In addition it is extremely dangerous, responsible for hundreds of burn related deaths and severe respiratory problems for its patrons.
2. Economic opportunities for villagers- time saved not searching for fuel can be used towards income generation, extended work hours beyond daylight, solar based entrepreneurship (e.g. computer stations, cell phone business, solar powered water pumps, etc).
3. Clean energy-We cannot allow the energy poor to base their economic growth on dirty energy sources. It ignores health concerns, ties development to volatile imports, and goes against international efforts to slow global warming.
We are currently working in the Interior Sindh Province of Pakistan. The people here live along the coastline and have been fisherman for hundreds of years. We have chosen to focus here because these are some of the poorest people in the country. This year EcoEnergyFinance intends to light up the 85 households of Alwani Goth, one of the largest villages. Providing them with light will enable these noble people to triple their work hours to develop handicrafts, have light for their kids to study by, and to scare away wild animals that threaten their security at night. Our goal is to light 1000 villages along the coastline and beyond.
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EEF partners with the Social Vision Division of ML Resources. Social Vision is the self-funded venture philanthropy arm of ML Resources, LLC, which invests in innovative capacity-building and community development initiatives with expected high social returns. Social Vision mainly provides support and grants to innovative social entrepreneurs, organizations, and enterprises in their earliest phases that exhibit high potential for growth, sustainability, and possible scalability. The division also invests in numerous interfaith engagement initiatives, fostering dialogue and partnerships that transcend faith, cultural and ethnic lines. Social Vision’s entrepreneurial approach to philanthropy embodies both the spirits of sharing and tolerance, supporting meaningful causes at the grassroots level.