From manual to electric: A weaver processes synthetic hair waste from local salons into household products.
Likoni, Mombasa County Aisha Mwaramu runs a cozy little workshop in Likoni, where she’s found a unique way to give discarded synthetic hair…
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Your story could be next. Across the country, groups and small businesses are finding practical ways to cut energy costs, reduce waste, and protect their income from climate shocks. Some are switching to solar. Others are turning waste into resources. Many are doing both.
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Greenhouse and drip irrigation: Farmers reduce crop loss and increase market days.
Malava, Kakamega County The rains stopped coming on time. In Malava, fifteen farmers cultivate maize, beans, kales, and tomatoes on their small plots.
Hair waste segregation and solar power: A salon owner diverts plastic from landfills and cuts electricity bills.
Kaptembwo, Nakuru County Ask Florence what keeps her up at night, and she won’t mention rent or customers. Instead, she’ll talk about waste.
Pay As You Go solar lanterns: Twenty two households reduce kerosene use in rural Siaya.
Bondo, Siaya County Peter Omondi's grandmother still lights her home with a kerosene lamp. This is pretty common in Bondo. The nyangile flickers,…
Solar backup for a barbershop: Cutting hair through blackouts while cutting electricity costs.
Mshoromoni, Mombasa If you ask Hamisi Juma what keeps him awake at night, he won’t mention customers or competition. Instead, he’ll tell you…
From fifty to eighty percent survival: A youth group improves seedling production with solar water storage.
Kibera, Nairobi County Brian Otieno was tired of watching his seedlings die. A group of six young individuals from Kibera and Dagoretti decided…