Zanzibar’s ‘solar mamas’ are trained as technicians to help light up communities

Mongabay
Nov 13, 2025, 11:16 am92 ptsTrending
ZANZIBAR, Tanzania (AP) — Around half of Zanzibar’s population of 2 million people live unconnected from the electricity grid. But one program is training local women as solar power technicians to help light up Tanzania’s semi-autonomous archipelago. The Barefoot College International program is helping…

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