Energy poverty is a lack of access to modern energy services. The absence of these services is a huge barrier to wellbeing, economic development, education and health. Globally, there are over 1.3 billion people living in energy poverty. Of these people, over 300 million live in India, approximately a quarter of India's entire population.
Right now I'm sitting at Kuala Lumpur airport waiting to board my flight to Kolkata to see this problem first hand and to try and do something to help solve it.
For the next 3-4 weeks I will be living in Kolkata working with a social enterprise named Pollinate Energy that is working to tackle energy poverty in India. Pollinate Energy aims to improve the lives of India's urban poor by providing them with clean energy technologies such as portable solar lights and energy efficient cookstoves. In addition to this, they empower local people to start their own social businesses and help them to create impact in their own communities.
Their unique business model gives local people the tools to become positive forces for change in ways that regular charities cannot. Since their inception in 2012 they've managed to help over 50,000 people and they're growing fast, lighting up lives across India.
Stay tuned as over the next month I'll aim to keep writing semi regular blog posts to keep you up to date with what I'm doing in India with Pollinate Energy and what I'm learning on my travels.
Right now I'm sitting at Kuala Lumpur airport waiting to board my flight to Kolkata to see this problem first hand and to try and do something to help solve it.
For the next 3-4 weeks I will be living in Kolkata working with a social enterprise named Pollinate Energy that is working to tackle energy poverty in India. Pollinate Energy aims to improve the lives of India's urban poor by providing them with clean energy technologies such as portable solar lights and energy efficient cookstoves. In addition to this, they empower local people to start their own social businesses and help them to create impact in their own communities.
Their unique business model gives local people the tools to become positive forces for change in ways that regular charities cannot. Since their inception in 2012 they've managed to help over 50,000 people and they're growing fast, lighting up lives across India.
Stay tuned as over the next month I'll aim to keep writing semi regular blog posts to keep you up to date with what I'm doing in India with Pollinate Energy and what I'm learning on my travels.
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