WiseBox
Community solar kits enabling clean energy for underserved neighborhoods.
Project Overview
WiseBox provides modular community solar kits to power homes, schools, and small businesses with reliable, renewable energy. As the sole Dartmouth recipient of the prestigious Davis Foundation's Projects for Peace award, this initiative represents a breakthrough in scalable clean energy solutions for crisis-affected regions.
Project in Action
Youth Training Circle: 100 youths trained across Cameroon in WiseBox construction
Blaise with trained youth demonstrating completed WiseBoxes
Youths excitedly building WiseBoxes during training program
Addressing Cameroon's Energy Crisis
Only 22% of households in northern regions have electricity access, while over 95% still rely on wood for cooking. The Anglophone Crisis has further exacerbated energy poverty, affecting 580,000+ displaced persons.
Key Statistics
Crisis Impact
Educational disruption affecting 488,656 children in conflict-affected regions, with 2,066 schools remaining non-operational due to lack of reliable power infrastructure. WiseBox addresses this through youth training and local entrepreneurship.
Youth Training and Entrepreneurship Program
WiseBox has trained 100 youths across both English and French parts of Cameroon, providing comprehensive education in solar technology, leadership, climate justice, and clean energy principles.
Training Achievements
Scale and Impact
The training program has created a sustainable ecosystem where trained youths generate income by building and selling WiseBoxes to their communities, resulting in 1000+ total boxes deployed across Cameroon.
Objectives
- •Provide clean energy access to crisis-affected communities
- •Power homes and businesses in off-grid regions
- •Reduce energy costs and improve quality of life
- •Create scalable model for community energy solutions
Activities
- •Solar kit installation and community training
- •Energy efficiency workshops and maintenance support
- •Community ownership and management programs
- •Monitoring and impact assessment systems
Impact
- •200+ homes powered with clean energy
- •Energy costs reduced by 60% for families
- •500+ people directly benefited
- •15 communities transformed with reliable power
Impact Visualization
Before
Homes without reliable electricity, families spending 40% of income on energy
After
Homes powered 24/7 with solar energy, families saving money for education and healthcare
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