Jon Ruth

<h2>About ☀️</h2><p>The <a href="https://www.solarfoundation.xyz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Solar Foundation’s</a> mission is to fund and accelerate off-grid solar solutions for underserved communities in emerging markets with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa. We believe decentralized clean energy is a public good, and that by partnering with community led NGOs and utilizing new technologies such as blockchain, we can accelerate progress toward SDG7: Universal access to affordable, reliable, clean energy.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Through our work in Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya and Nigeria, we have seen how small, decentralized solutions provide ripples of exponential impact including improved health outcomes, increased economic opportunities and greater climate adaptation and resilience. The Solar Foundation’s focus is evolving towards off-grid, full-stack, solar solutions for local, high-impact organizations such as schools, healthcare centers, community centers and agroforestry and regenerative farming cooperatives.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>At The Solar Foundation, we envision innovative, sustainable funding models to enable rural, low-income communities to access clean energy and have an ownership stake in the solar deployed. Our aim is to democratize access to solar solutions and solar-powered appliances for improved well-being and prosperity—and a just transition to clean energy for ALL.</p><h2><br></h2><h2>Recent and Upcoming Projects 👷🏿‍♀️</h2><p>Here is a snapshot of some of The Solar Foundation projects. To learn more and see pictures and testimonials, please see our website at: <a href="https://www.solarfoundation.xyz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.solarfoundation.xyz</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://ayoweccauganda.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ayowecca Uganda</a> - Ayowecca is a community led NGO focused on agroforestry and multifaceted community support. This grassroots organization grows fruit trees and other plants and distributes them to their local community in Tororo, Uganda. We’ve partnered with Ayowecca on multiple solutions including solar-powered security lighting and a fence to protect their nursery, a mobile solar solution to power their office&nbsp;operations and solar lanterns to replace kerosene lamps for over 100 local women.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.helpersfoundation.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Helpers Social Development Foundation</a> - Helpers Foundation’s primary focus is on education for vulnerable children. A secondary focus is on economic empowerment and health awareness programs in Nigeria. We have partnered with Helpers Foundation on multiple projects in Enugu State including solar power and a computer center for their primary school, solar for their community center, a solar-powered well &amp; security lights along with a storage tank to supply water for approximately 400 members of their community and a solar metering project, along with <a href="https://www.whynotswitch.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Switch Electric</a>, to be able to showcase the clean power that is being generated.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://omawatanzania.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OMAWA</a> - Okoa Maisha Ya Watoto (OMAWA) supports and advocates for the needs and rights of orphans and vulnerable children in rural communities. We partnered with OMAWA in Tanzania to create a microgrid for their Iring’ong’weni Primary School which faced significant challenges of electricity and no integration of computers and technology in the delivery of their curriculum. This project provides clean energy from the sun to power classrooms used by approximately 800 children, staff houses and offices, security lights and a charging station for the entire community for phone charging and other productive uses.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://carefortheneedycharity.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Care for the Needy Orphanage</a> - Care for the Needy Charity provides education, love, hope and care for orphaned and abandoned children in Uganda. The Solar Foundation has partnered with this NGO to provide solar-powered lighting for increased safety and security outside of their building so that the children feel safe being outside after dark. This was our co-founder, Jon Ruth’s, first solar project in Africa where he helped fund a solar solution for their school and a solar-powered water pump for clean water.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.curamericas.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Curamericas</a> - This nonprofit partners with underserved communities to make measurable and sustainable improvements in their health and well-being by funding healthcare facilities around the world. We partnered with Curamericas to fund solar for their Iranda Healthcare Clinic in Kisii, Kenya. This 9.9 kW rooftop solar system provides 24 x 7 clean energy for the community clinic, maternity wing and refrigeration for vaccines and other medicines.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.footprintproject.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Footprint Project</a> - A non-profit focused on education and building mobile solar generators for disaster relief. We partnered with Footprint to fund 3 mobile solar generators and a Build Power training workshop for La Escuela Alejandro Tapia y Rivera and community members in La Parguera, Puerto Rico.</p><h2><br></h2><h2>Why Us 🤝🏿</h2><p>The Solar Foundation team members have the background to execute this vision because of our combined experience in solar, crypto, web3, and research and our determination to have an environmental and social impact with the projects we build. With a lengthy background in solar and sustainability, Jon is perfectly positioned to develop strong partnerships with solar providers around the globe. He has negotiated millions of dollars of construction contracts over his career and developed solar projects valued at millions of dollars. He has also been on the board of a non-profit developing and funding microgrid projects internationally. Coleen has a marketing background at both Microsoft and Apple along with 10 years experience writing and editing healthcare-related articles and books. She firmly believes in the capability of web3 to help address our urgent climate crisis and in the need for a just transition to clean energy worldwide.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><h2><br></h2>

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