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Tasiana Irikunze, 32, lives with her husband and two children in Kabunjwiri village in Rwanda. They grow soy, beans, and maize. They report feeling safer when going to the bathroom at night, a reduction in robberies, and extra hours for the children to study, "Before we had light, we sold 20 kg of beans and 30 kg of maize, and now we are selling 40 kg of beans and 60 kg of maize. When we didn't have light, we lost crops due to rotting. Now we have more time to process them."

Mukande Qwe, 31, has a family of 5, with 3 kids aged 11, 7, and 4. They have been connected since 2019 with Ignite's SHS. Home lighting allows the kids to do their homework after dark, while Mukande can cook. "Now, with the lights, we sleep much better. We used to sleep with the cows before because it wasn't safe to leave them outside due to the many thefts after dark. Now, thanks to the light, we keep them outside, and everybody has more room to sleep comfortably,"

Maternal health, a sore subject in Africa that has long empaired equality, is slowly being impacted through solar energy. Maternal mortality continues to roam sub-Saharan Africa. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 68% of maternal deaths globally occur in Sub-Saharan Africa, which rises yearly as other countries and regions progress. Maternal health was at the core of a recent project concluded by Ignite, focusing on women's empowerment. Through a powerful collaboration with We Care Solar, an international organization that utilizes solar power to impact maternal health, Ignite deployed solar kits in 60 health clinics in rural Sierra Leone. The kits provide medical teams with light and vital medical equipment that is set to change how they treat women during pregnancy and labor. By establishing pregnancy and birth as a safe zone, solar energy empowers women all over the continent, inserting security into the most basic and natural practices.

"When I was young, I had a dream of becoming an electrical engineer.. As a woman, I worked very hard to make my dreams come true and complete my degree.. My male colleagues were surprised to see me doing technical work, but I believed that through hard work, every woman can be where she wants to be." these are the words of Joselyne INGABIRE, a Field Verification Officer at Ignite Power Rwanda.

Nsabimana Deogen, 29, grows pigs and farming maize.Since having the system, she and her family feel safer in their home, and Deogen can cook dinner and feed her pigs after dark. With proper light, she can cook clean food, and her family's health has gotten much better for it. Deogen has time to sort her crops after sunset, leading to lower rot and higher income. With the added income, the family is thinking of opening a new business for selling Deogen's beautiful crafts she makes at home. The light has given her children have time to study and do their homework, their grades are rising, and they have much higher motivation to succeed in school and increase their knowledge.

Mukamparaye Jeanne, 63, lives with her husband and 4 children. The family has a farm and grows Irish potatoes, beans, passion fruit, peas, strawberry, yams, cassavas, and maize. They have been using Ignite’s solar irrigation system since 2019. “We used to sell 200kg, and now it is 500kg,”. she explains. “Before, we used a generator, and petrol to fuel it, 5L per day (5k), extremely expensive and not even half as beneficial”.

Claudine is the village leader of Juru Village in Rwanda’s Kamonyi District. There are 118 families living in Juru, and more than half have Ignite’s solar home systems. Claudine lives with her husband, growing cassava beans, maize, some coffee beans, and bananas on their small farm. They got the solar home system back in 2016. They used to buy torches that operated on batteries which were extremely expensive. They did not always have money to get the batteries. Now, they save all that money and use it to buy groceries and other things they need around the house. Claudine lives with her husband, growing cassava beans, maize, some coffee beans, and bananas on their small farm. They got the solar home system back in 2016. They used to buy torches that operated on batteries which were extremely expensive. They did not always have money to get the batteries. Now, they save all that money and use it to buy groceries and other things they need around the house. Looking at her village's children and their education, a meaningful step towards a better future, she is proud to share that they all passed Rwanda's yearly national exams - the highest result to ever be achieved by Juru. "The light allows them to study after dark, Their grades are rising and their motivation to do better is sky high".

Agriculture is Africa’s largest sector, responsible for more than 23% of GDP and 68% employment. Yet only 6% of arable lands are adequately irrigated, leading to extremely high inefficiency, low crops, low income, and food insecurity for hundreds of millions. Current irrigation methods include rainwater and expensive, highly polluting diesel pumps. Ignite’s solar-based irrigation systems allow farmers to tap into their lands more efficiently, leading to as much as 3x yields, and longer harvesting seasons, up to 1.5x. Raouf Said, from Rwamagana in rural Rwanda has more than doubled his yield, and is now able to send his oldest son to university.