Wellcome Trust Charity of the Year

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Wellcome Trust are teaming up with SolarAid to help reach the goal of lighting up every home, school and clinic by 2030, using clean, safe, renewable energy.

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When the sun goes down the working day ends for millions of people without electricity. At the flick of a switch, lives can be instantly changed with a solar light. SolarAid wants to make real, sustainable change happen.

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The Wellcome Trust are teaming up with SolarAid to help light up every home, school and health clinic by 2030.

590 million people across sub-Saharan Africa live without electricity. When the sun goes down the working day ends for millions of people. For millions of others the only option is to ignite kerosene lamps and paraffin candles, which emit toxic fumes into the earths atmosphere. But with the flick of a switch, we can change that story. Every solar light in someones hand is an instant win for people and the planet.

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£10,895.38
+ £2,242.56 Gift Aid
Online
£10,895.38
Offline
£0.00
Direct
£2,071.00
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£8,824.38

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