Solar Sister

By building clean energy businesses, women entrepreneurs earn sustainable incomes while expanding access to affordable energy solutions. Solar Sister provides comprehensive training and ongoing support that equips entrepreneurs with practical, transferable skills, including sales and marketing, recordkeeping, product knowledge, business management, and leadership.

Solar Sister entrepreneurs our business owners working in their communities to bring change.

When women support each other, communities grow stronger, and the future gets brighter.

Solar Sister is Light, Hope, and Opportunity!

Natasha Wheately, Solar Sister Impact Hub Director, speaks on the panel titled "Building Resilience at the Intersection of Health and Financial Inclusion" at the Accelerate Conference in Bogotá, Colombia. Hosted by DataDotOrg, the conference brings together philanthropic leaders working to advance responsible data and AI for social impact.
https://data.org/get-involved/accelerate-conference/

The impact of a partnership is not always visible at the start.

What began as a visit during Solar Sister's 2024 Donor Week led to new conversations with the Swedish Embassy, which opened the door to a collaboration with the African Wildlife Foundation in Marsabit, Kenya.

Today, that partnership is helping expand clean energy access to more than 432 households while supporting women entrepreneurs across 15 communities.

It's a reminder that meaningful change often begins with relationships. When organizations come together around a shared purpose, opportunities grow, and impact reaches further.

➡️ Read more about the partnership and its growing impact in Marsabit
https://solarsister.org/when-one-door-opens-many-follow/

Solar Sister entrepreneurs are business owners working in their communities to bring change.

Happy Monday! Across Nigeria, Tanzania, and Kenya, Solar Sister entrepreneurs are starting the week ready to serve their communities and grow their businesses. Sisterhood, grit, and working together!! 🎊

When people think about impact, they often picture a woman entrepreneur selling a solar lantern or a family gaining access to clean energy.

What they don't see are the systems working behind the scenes.

Over the past year, Solar Sister improved our internal systems, reporting, and accountability processes by approximately 75%.

Why does that matter?

Because stronger systems help us better support the women entrepreneurs bringing clean energy, opportunity, and income to their communities.

The training, mentorship, and support you see in the field are made possible by the work happening behind the scenes every day.

Strong systems help create lasting impact.

https://solarsister.org/2025-compliance-audit/
Impact

☀️When the sun goes down, life shouldn’t have to pause.
A simple solar light can make a big difference, helping children study at night, families spend more quality time together, and small businesses stay open a little longer. It’s cleaner, safer, and more affordable, while bringing comfort and new possibilities into homes and communities.
Light creates new and brighter opportunities.
Small Changes = Big Impact