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SELCO IndiaSELCO India: Proving the Poor Could Pay for Solar
An IIT engineer returned from the US to disprove three myths: that the poor can't afford solar, can't maintain technology, and social enterprises can't be profitable. 29 years and 2 million installations later, the myths are dead.
Energy & UtilitiesService
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Integration9.0
Proof7.7
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Barefoot CollegeBarefoot College: How Illiterate Grandmothers Became Solar Engineers
A college in rural India trains illiterate grandmothers from 96 countries to become solar engineers—using sign language, color-coded circuits, and no textbooks. They return home to electrify their villages.
Energy & UtilitiesNonprofit
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Integration8.3
Proof8.7
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