Environment

The Foundation is awake to the immense challenge of climate change on the livelihoods of vulnerable members of the human population especially in developing countries.

The rural area of KwaZulu was traditionally called the Valley of a Thousand Hills. This sparsely populated area where subsistence to small scale agriculture is practiced, is probably last on the list to receive grid power from the national electricity supplier, Eskom.   An Alternative Electricity solution had to be found that could fulfill the following criteria : 1. Provide basic home electrification via alternative means 2. Be suitable for rural areas – reliable, not expensive, and easy to understand...

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HRH Prince Africa Zulu of Onkweni royal House, a descendent of Prince Shingana KaMpande, undertakes a journey to develop rural communities through solar electrification. Immersed by ordinary people’s concerns in the rural areas and searching for ways to improve their life circumstances, Prince Africa has become passionate about affordable, renewable, sustainable energy – a means which he firmly believes can fast-track his nation’s way towards a better, brighter future. For with energy comes development, the creation of jobs, infra structure,...

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