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Pollinate Energy Fellowship
Evelyn Wonosaputra
Pollinate Energy Fellowship
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Thank you for your generosity and support!
Your kind words and thoughts mean a lot to me, and your donation will help light up many lives.
Lots of love, Evelyn
Did you know?
Approximately 306 million people in India have no access to electricity, which affects their health and living standards as well as reducing education and work opportunities.
“Access to energy is fundamental in the struggle against poverty” – World Bank Vice President Rachel Kyte.
In July, I will be undertaking a month-Fellowship with Pollinate Energy, a not-for-profit enterprise based in India. Their aim is to tackle energy poverty by providing affordable and well-maintained clean energy solutions to India’s urban slum communities. A component of my fellowship is fundraising. These funds will go towards bringing solar energy to the urban slums of Bangalore. Please support me to assist local entrepreneurs to start up their small businesses with initial capital and training. This will improve living conditions and general well-being of the local communities, allowing children to study at night and improve their health.
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Why should you give?
Because eradicating energy poverty matters.
Because we all want equal opportunities in life.
Because together we can help create a sustainable future.
More Facts..
No. 1 According to the UN, 800,000 children die each year from exposure to indoor smoke due to burning fuel for energy. This is entirely avoidable for less than what is currently spent on these fuels.
Simple kerosene lamps are a significant global source of Black Carbon. Emission of Black Carbon warms the climate 20 times more during the few days after emission than the CO2.
No. 2 India has 35% of the 1.2billion world’s poorest people. These are people living under $1.25 poverty line (adjusted for purchasing power parity). Source: Andy Sumner, Working Paper 305 Center for Global Development.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2013/05/130529-surprising-facts-about-energy-poverty/
http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2013/04/climate-change-clean-energy-development-hultman
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Pollinate Energy Ltd
On July 31st 2012 India experienced the world’s largest blackout. 600 million people were plunged into darkness. But what wasn’t reported is that every night in India there are 292 million people still in the dark.
Why is it that mobile phones are no longer a luxury in India, but electricity is?
Pollinate Energy is a non-for-profit startup co-founded by 5 Australians, designed to develop the next generation of leaders and social entrepreneurs while bringing renewable energy to people living in poverty. We work on India with a focus on urban slums – homeless families who live in poverty, in tents. There are 20,000 of these people in our base of Bangalore alone.
These families don’t have electricity – so their kids can’t study at night, and they can’t work, store food, or access information.
What these families do have however, en masse, is drive and determination.
Pollinate Energy taps into this entrepreneurial spirit, using locally manufactured solar systems to provide light to families living in poverty. These renewable systems are designed to cost no more than what these families spend on energy at the moment. We train local entrepreneurs – teaching them how to sell, finance, install and maintain systems.
What these local entrepreneurs need is help to set up these businesses. They need capital, training and most importantly, moral support.
Through a student Fellowship program, Pollinate Energy will help to provide this support, while training the next generation of social entrepreneurs
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