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Power to the People | SELF uses the power of the sun to fight poverty and climate change ☀️ www.self.org
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#COP30 is a chance to shift from talk to action.

As leaders gather in Brazil, we’re calling for climate solutions that reach the last mile.

Clean, reliable energy is the backbone of resilient communities. No one gets left behind.

#energytransition #cleanenergy #climate #sdg7
A woman in Benin, West Africa cleans solar panels
November 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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From the latest @iea.org report: #Solar is dominating the global growth of #renewables, with the increase in #pv capacity expected to more than double over the next 5 years.

Now, we must ensure all people have access.

☀️ Support solar for all: secure.qgiv.com/for/donateto...
A man installs a solar panel on a rooftop in Kenya
November 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Explore our Renewables 2025 report 👇

Executive summary → iea.li/431yZTh
Electricity → iea.li/3JtrYEb
Transport → iea.li/4qybZ8z
Heat → iea.li/433AQa6
November 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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This month, we celebrate 35 years of solar impact. ⚡

Help @solarfund.bsky.social power what’s next. Give $100+ by Nov. 4 to get a limited-edition 35th anniversary t-shirt!

Give now: secure.qgiv.com/for/35thanni...

#solar #energy #climate #sdg7
October 31, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Solar energy is transforming lives in Benin 🌍

The Borgen Project highlights SELF’s Solar Market Garden program, which connects women farmers to solar power—improving yields, resilience, and equity.

Read more: borgenproject.org/renewable-en...

#renewables #energyaccess #solar #benin #equity
Renewable Energy in Benin - The Borgen Project
Benin has demonstrated considerable progress and commitment to utilizing renewable energy resources, particularly through solar power.
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October 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Hey @solarfund.bsky.social. welcome to Bluesky, & thanks for all the great work you are doing at the nexus of clean energy, human health, education, economic development, and climate change. SELF is the OG of multi-solving for many of the world's most important challenges. @gchalliance.bsky.social
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Since 1990, SELF has worked to turn sunlight into justice—powering hospitals, schools, and entire communities across the globe. 🌍

✨ Join us in celebrating this milestone by supporting our next chapter of impact. Give today: secure.qgiv.com/for/35thanni...

#solar #energy #renewables #cleanenergy
Community members in Kenya sit outside homes with solar panels
October 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Since 1990, SELF has worked to turn sunlight into justice—powering hospitals, schools, and entire communities across the globe. 🌍

✨ Join us in celebrating this milestone by supporting our next chapter of impact. Give today: secure.qgiv.com/for/35thanni...

#solar #energy #renewables #cleanenergy
Community members in Kenya sit outside homes with solar panels
October 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Exciting upgrades are coming to our #solar gardens in Benin! A new greenhouse—under construction now—plus fresh drip irrigation lines will help local #farmers grow healthy crops through the hottest, driest part of the year.

Thank you to our incredible donors for making this possible 💛🌱 #sdg2 #sdg7
October 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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“Without power, we had to deliver babies and perform other procedures with candles." – Harelimana Assoumpta, Senior Nurse at the Kamabuye Health Center

In Rwanda, SELF worked with @pih.org to solar-electrify rural health clinics. 🩺⚡

Discover the impact in our latest newsletter: conta.cc/3VUZXbl
Medical staff gather by a patient's bed at a Partners In Health clinic in Rwanda Two solar technicians install a solar array at a Partners In Health clinic in Rwanda
October 23, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Honored to join KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) for World Food Day to discuss how solar energy can power a more food-secure future.

We can end hunger in our lifetime. It starts with energy.

#sdg2 #sdg7 #foodsecurity #cleanenergy
October 23, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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This month, SELF celebrates 35 years! 🎉

We're traveling back in time, revisiting projects that have had a lasting impact.

Today, learn about SELF's work with the Jane Goodall Institute in Tanzania: conta.cc/3WvFU3f

& subscribe for more: tinyurl.com/hzpwka37

#energy #climate
SELF Project Director teaches local solar technician students in Tanzania Jane Goodall speaks with a chimp
October 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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“This project was revolutionary." - Dr. Silent Tovosia

As SELF celebrates 35 years of impact, we're revisiting past projects and sharing where they are today.

Learn how one initiative in the Solomon Islands sparked a movement across the region: conta.cc/48jmy8R

#sdg7 #energy #solar
A solar powered home in the Solomon Islands Three children smile in the Solomon Islands
October 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says. n.pr/47hcegr
Renewable energy outpaces coal for electricity generation in historic first, report says
For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says.
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October 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Indigenous communities are disproportionately impacted by energy poverty. Solar can help fill the gap—delivering a clean, reliable, locally-owned source of electricity.

SELF is proud to partner with communities like Angela's! ☀️

#indigenouspeoplesday #solarenergy #cleanenergy #sdg7
Quote graphic reading: "Solar energy is a necessity. Light is a necessity." - Angela Paulina, teacher and community leader, Arhuaco territory, Colombia
October 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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ICYMI: A new solar-powered water system is coming to life in Uganda! #sdg6

In the off-grid region of Bukyerimba, waterborne illness is common, with no electricity to pump #CleanWater.

The new system will deliver safe, convenient drinking water to hundreds. 💧
Solar-Powered Water Systems in Rural Uganda | Solar Electric Light Fund
SELF has broken ground on a new solar-powered water system in rural Uganda. Learn how solar water pumping is delivering clean water and safer nights in Bukyerimba.
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October 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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This month, @solarfund.bsky.social turns 35! For three and a half decades, we've worked to bring #CleanEnergy to those who need it most.

Today, we renew our commitment to a sustainable, healthy, thriving world—powered by the sun. ☀️ #sdg7

Watch our story: youtu.be/y3DLoxl56bg?...
35 Years of Impact
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October 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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We're 35! This month, SELF celebrates three-and-a-half decades of bringing power to the people.

Discover where we've been & where we're going next 👇

#energy #energysky #cleanenergy #climate #solar
35 Years of Impact
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October 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Happy World Habitat Day 🌄

#worldhabitatday #ecosystems #vietnam #nature
A rural village in Vietnam with mountains and clouds in the background
October 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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(1/3) We are deeply saddened by the loss of Dr. Jane Goodall—a scientist, storyteller, and fierce defender of the natural world.

#JaneGoodall #conservation #environmentalism
Dr. Jane Goodall embraces and speaks with a chimp in Tanzania
October 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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⭐ Meet Zacharie ⭐

Zach provides technical direction and expertise for SELF's work in his home country of Benin.

Thank you for your great work, Zach!

#sustainabledevelopment #solar #benin #westafrica
A man in Benin stands outside a cinderblock building and looks at the camera
September 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Emerging markets & developing economies—home to more than half of the world’s population—receive less than 15% of global #CleanEnergy investment.

We can't solve the #ClimateCrisis until every country can reach its full potential & until everyone has a seat at the table. #ClimateWeek 🌍
September 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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"Energy reforms will expand our possibilities, not limit them," Philip Davis, Prime Minister of The Bahamas, shared at the #GlobalRenewablesSummit.

As world leaders convene for #ClimateWeek, we urge them to embrace this vision—one where #climate progress & global prosperity go hand-in-hand.
Phillip Davis, Prime Minister of the Bahamas, speaks at the Global Renewables Summit
September 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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I had a wonderful time joining The Carbonauts at their DC event and sharing how clean energy can help us protect the planet AND power a more just, prosperous future.

Thanks to everyone who came out. Onward! 🌞

#energy #energytransition #cleanenergy #greentech
September 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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This work can be slow.

Progress can take time.

But everyday, more people gain access to clean energy.

Everyday, lives change.

📍 Tanzania

#energy #energysky #energytransition #sdg7 #cleanenergy
September 19, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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We're breaking ground on a new solar-powered water system in Bukyerimba, Uganda!

The system will deliver clean water to hundreds—improving health and creating ripple effects, especially for women and girls.

💧 Learn more: www.self.org/project-upda...

#sdg6 #sdg7 #cleanwater #cleanenergy #energy
Solar-Powered Water Systems in Rural Uganda | Solar Electric Light Fund
SELF has broken ground on a new solar-powered water system in rural Uganda. Learn how solar water pumping is delivering clean water and safer nights in Bukyerimba.
www.self.org
September 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM