Access to reliable energy and clean water remains a critical challenge for many rural communities in Rwanda, especially those that are affected by climate change.

In a landmark initiative to revolutionize healthcare delivery in North Kivu and Kasai Orientale in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

OffGridBox is providing income generating opportunities in the Rwandan refugee camps that we operate in. Both for so-called BoxKeepers: women from the refugee community who are hired as daily operators, and for entrepreneurs, that use the energy for their small businesses.

A recent WHO/IRENA report states that at least one billion people globally are served by health facilities that lack reliable access to electricity.

At the end of February 2022, we installed 2 OffGridBoxes in the Nakivale refugee settlement in Isingiro, Uganda. Our first two boxes deployed in Uganda!

Nearly 60 percent of all healthcare facilities in sub-Saharan Africa have no access to electricity, and of those that do, only 34 percent of hospitals and 28 percent of health clinics have reliable, 24-hour access.