Solar Sister’s 2023 Entrepreneur Insights report has just launched!
Solar Sister conducts an annual end-of-year entrepreneur survey to gather insights about their businesses, experiences with Solar Sister, and the changes in their lives and livelihoods over the past year. Gathered from 350 Solar Sister Entrepreneurs across Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania, the report highlights key insights about women’s entrepreneurship and access to clean energy.
The takeaways are clear:
When empowered female entrepreneurs bring affordable, clean energy products to their communities, livelihoods are improved, and the effects of climate change are mitigated. Women gain footing on which to build a more equitable future for themselves and their families. Solar Sister generates a pathway to prosperity for women through entrepreneurship, which elevates women out of poverty.
Eight in ten women reported improved livelihoods after at least one year of entrepreneurship with Solar Sister.
84% reported being better off than they were 12 months ago.
The probability of Solar Sister households living in poverty was reduced by 87% from the baseline.
The positive outcomes from Solar Sister’s model don’t stop at the entrepreneur; entrepreneurs reported significant positive impacts on their families, children, and communities in 2023.
There was a 22% increase in the number of respondents’ girl children who attend school.
Attention: Join our Last-Mile Learnings Webinar- April 25th, 10 am EST.
Empowering women strengthens communities. Register here to learn from our Solar Sister entrepreneurs as we dive into the insights from Solar Sister’s 2023 year-end entrepreneur survey. In this webinar, we will discuss the ways Solar Sister’s work is driving positive change and empowerment not just for our entrepreneurs but across their families and communities.
Dive into the full report to explore the detailed findings around the challenges faced by women entrepreneurs, decision-making power, and economic well-being.
