The impacts of renewable energy mini-grids extend far beyond high quality electricity access, providing rural communities with employment, increases in household savings and micro-enterprise revenue, and improved health, education and safety. https://www.powerforall.org/resources/fact-sheets-research-summaries/fact-sheet-quantifying-mini-grid-impacts
COVID-19 presented an opportunity to show how decentralized renewable energy can accelerate access to better health, jobs, and quality of life through collective and coordinated action. To celebrate our 6th anniversary, this video shows the resourcefulness of working together, as well as the silver linings in the actions we have had to take to enact change. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/videos/celebrating-six-years-of-power-all
Over 50 years ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that access to quality health services is a fundamental human right. This declaration is echoed by SDG 3 (“Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages”). However, today only half of the global population has access to health care. https://www.powerforall.org/insights/africa/zambia-launches-bold-plan-power-health-clinics-solar