Project Jua

‘Jua’ means ‘sunshine’ in Swahili. The perfect name for a project that installs solar panels on schools and health clinics in rural Kenya.

Nearly 1 billion

people around the world lack access to energy.

1 in 4 people

in Kenya don't have energy access.

Household electrification is just 2.4%

in one of the counties we're working in – Turkana.

And it's just 16.7%

in Kilifi - the other county we've installed solar power in.

What we're doing

Powering human progress

Good health. Education. Jobs. Progress. These are all dependent on energy access. Yet over a billion people still have no electricity. Through Project Jua – and thanks to simple rays from the sun – we’re powering medical equipment, giving Kenyan school children access to light in the evenings, and radically improving their health and education.

Nearly 1 billion

people around the world lack access to energy.

1 in 4 people

in Kenya don't have energy access.

Household electrification is just 2.4%

in one of the counties we're working in – Turkana.

And it's just 16.7%

in Kilifi - the other county we've installed solar power in.

3 ways your donations are changing lives

Lighting

We install solar panels in health clinics and schools.

Technology

We enable access to technology to improve health and education.

Life-saving equipment

We provide power for life-saving equipment.

How we're supporting the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG3: Improving the quality of education

SDG4: Promoting good health and well-being, with greater healthcare services offered

SDG7: Providing affordable and clean energy

"I felt safe knowing that at night the doctors would have had good lights so I came here to deliver my baby."

Mercy with her son, AIC Health Centre in Turkana

320

schools and health clinics electrified by 2021

25,000

community members have already benefited

300,000+

people expected to benefit over the next three years

Project Jua: on stage at Imperial College London

Energy access, OVO Energy, Research

In Pictures: the people and places of Project Jua

Energy access, OVO Energy, Project update

Project Jua

Our recent news

Project Jua has already supplied £2m in funding to electrify over 300 schools and health clinics in Kenya's poorest and most remote regions. We know that electricity - a basic human necessity - can change lives. Our expansion of the project means we can reach even more people across rural Kenya in 2020 and beyond.

Project Jua: on stage at Imperial College London

Energy access, OVO Energy, Research

In Pictures: the people and places of Project Jua

Energy access, OVO Energy, Project update

See how solar is lighting up lives

48%

more patients able to attend health clinics

80%

of schools can better carry out educational tasks

93%

reduction in energy costs for pilot schools

Kajungunyi School is incredibly remote. Situated in the south of Kenya, children travel miles to study here. Despite wiring and light bulbs, the school isn’t connected to the grid, meaning electricity is only provided by a diesel generator which is now broken. Without lights, students have to study at night using kerosene lamps, which are polluting and bad for their health. Or they have to all crowd round one small solar light. This will all change when the school is electrified.

Before the installation of solar panels through Project Jua, Somali Bantu School in Kakuma, Turkana had no power. Teachers had to travel long distances just to print documents and learning materials. With access to reliable power, the school has been able to integrate ICT into learning, which means teachers can use laptops and projectors for better illustration and quick lesson delivery.

When levels of power aren’t sufficient in health clinics, staff have to use flashlights in order to see properly. This makes it extremely difficult and dangerous to attend to patients – particularly during the night. Thanks to Project Jua, health clinics are able to supply power to inpatient, maternity and outpatient sections, whilst also keeping the lights on throughout the night.

With the new PV system in place, more women are able to go to AIC Health Centre in Kalokol, Turkana to deliver their babies safely. It has greatly reduced the number of complications they’d face by giving birth at home.

"Now, our classroom is always well lit at night. This means we have longer to study and revise for exams which makes our parents happy!"

Grace, student at Morneau Shepell Secondary School in Turkana

Nearly 1 billion

1 in 4 people

Household electrification is just 2.4%

And it's just 16.7%

What we're doing

Powering human progress

Nearly 1 billion

1 in 4 people

Household electrification is just 2.4%

And it's just 16.7%

3 ways your donations are changing lives

Lighting

Technology

Life-saving equipment

How we're supporting the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG3: Improving the quality of education

SDG4: Promoting good health and well-being, with greater healthcare services offered

SDG7: Providing affordable and clean energy

320

schools and health clinics electrified by 2021

25,000

community members have already benefited

300,000+

people expected to benefit over the next three years

Project Jua: on stage at Imperial College London

In Pictures: the people and places of Project Jua

Project Jua

Our recent news

Project Jua: on stage at Imperial College London

In Pictures: the people and places of Project Jua

See how solar is lighting up lives

48%

more patients able to attend health clinics

80%

of schools can better carry out educational tasks

93%

reduction in energy costs for pilot schools

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