Our Goals

We strive to increase access to affordable renewable energy, first for Ugandans, then for East Africans, and eventually for the developing world at large. By doing so, we provide rural and peri-urban populations the opportunity to improve their social, economic and environmental lifestyles.

Our Mission

Through innovative solar technologies, we aim to provide safe and affordable LED lighting to the millions of peri-urban and rural households and small businesses that rely on fossil fuels daily. We wish to improve the environment, as well as the economic and social lives of developing populations.

Why we do what we do

To your lungs, one day of kerosene lantern use is equivalent to two packs of cigarettes. It pollutes indoor environments, inviting respiratory and eye disease. To Uganda, it's equally as toxic. The country's paraffin consumption for lighting alone is 1.7 million barrels of oil per day, greater than the oil production of Libya. About 20% of rural household budgets go to paraffin, wax candles, and dry cells. This represents a million dollar business, but it does not empower Uganda: the goods are imported, and the money leaves the country. Village Energy adresses these problems by producing a safe, environmentally sound, and vertically- and locally-integrated product.

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