Solar Skill Training

Providing Economic Independence & Climate Resilience

The Challenge

Rural women and children are often the most vulnerable to climate change-related risks. Overreliance on the low-paying jobs in the climate-sensitive agriculture sector, and traditional sources of energy, coupled with manifestations of climate change such as extreme heat and erratic rainfall, means that women are constantly battling heightened health risks, and lack of financial independence.

The Solution

The Desai Foundation’s Solar Skill Training initiative aims to provide solar setup and maintenance skills to rural women, promoting economic independence and enhancing climate resilience. The program partners with trained facilitators and local green businesses to offer rural women specialized training in solar system setup and maintenance, along with indispensable work experience opportunities. The program also includes a valuable entrepreneurship training component, that inspires and supports women to start their own green micro-enterprises, thereby building meaningful livelihoods and expanding India’s growing green economy.

The Lasting Impact

The Desai Foundation’s Solar Skill Training Program makes local women better prepared to adapt to environmental changes, enhance their livelihoods through sustainable income generation, and enable their active participation in sustainable development efforts that benefit their communities and the environment. Furthermore, the program’s entrepreneurial component nurtures potential women entrepreneurs and business owners in the renewable energy space to become leaders of integrating their communities into India’s growing green economy.

Join Our Initiative

Supporting the Solar Skill Training program can have a profound impact on empowering women in rural India. Your involvement can help expand this initiative, creating more opportunities for sustainable livelihoods and community development.