E&C Consultants announces a collaboration partnership with NGO Solar Sister
This relationship engages structural financial and non-financial support to the non-profit...
As it was recently announced, in the framework of our CSR Policy E&C will engage in structural financial and other support of an NGO or more NGOs involved in the eradication of energy poverty.
After a few weeks of research we are happy to officially share with you that an NGO has been selected: Solar Sister! Recognise the name? Through our advent calendar, we have already donated €206.12 to them. If you haven´t had a chance yet, please give now.
Solar Sister meets our CSR criteria two-fold: they work to eradicate energy poverty and they empower women based in their own communities. Solar sister works with local distributors in Nigeria and Tanzania to distribute good quality solar products to ´last mile´ communities – villages that are not on the grid.
Such products include solar lamps, solar home systems (which include lightbulbs, fans, phone chargers, etc.), and productive use of energy (PUE) products (products that bring income, such as barber clippers and water pumps). To distribute these technologies, Solar Sister enlists the aid of women within these same communities – their entrepreneurs. These women are given training, support, economic independence and value within their communities.
To date, Solar Sister has recruited and mentored more than 6,500 women whose businesses bring life-changing renewable energy solutions to their local communities. Together, these businesses have provided more than 2.5 million people with clean energy and created a ripple effect of positive impacts on the health, education, environment, and economic livelihood of the women entrepreneurs, their families, and their societies.
What’s the plan?
As per our CSR policy, we will support this Solar Sister by:
◾ Contributing 5% of our pre-tax profits to the fund as of the fiscal year 2021◾ As of 2022, we will offer clients the option of paying a donation to this fund on top of the fees that they pay to us. This donation option will be expressed in a percentage of the fees.
◾ CSR Champions will develop initiatives to collect money to go to the fund (the first being the advent calendar)
◾ Whenever extraordinary fees are offered, for example, for the giving of courses at local universities, this money will be added to the fund
◾ Raising awareness on this topic within the energy industry
You will be hearing a lot more about Solar Sister in the coming months as our partnership strengthens!
