Bring Solar Power to Hawthorne-Scribner High School in Bududa. Goal is $250,000

REACH works to uplift communities. A crucial part of this is reliable access to power. To execute our commitment to sustainable solutions, this power must minimally impacts the area’s ecology and environment.

In rural eastern Uganda, access to reliable electricity is hard to come by. The communities in which we work are often unreached by government infrastructure development projects, and even when the government infrastructure is available, the power is only available about 255 of the time. Our clinics and schools currently rely on solar power, a valuable asset for these hard-to-reach operations. It is renewable, clean, reduces use of fossil fuels for energy, and relies on a natural resource that is abundant in the region – sunlight.

As we near the February 2025 opening of our biggest project yet, the Hawthorne-Scribner High School (HSHS) in Bududa, expanding our solar capacity is urgent. HSHS will house more than 1,300 students. As they study science and information technology, the need for reliable power is imperative to their success. Not only will increased solar capacity support this exciting project, but it will support our existing primary schools and clinics. The current solar technology requires a refresh and expansion, because our schools and clinics have grown and plan to continue to do so. A new solar farm also presents the opportunity to provide the surrounding community with reliable, renewable energy.

To continue sustainably transforming communities, we need reliable energy. We are committed to providing affordable, reliable, and sustainable solutions to help these underserved areas reach their full potential. We need your help to build this infrastructure. The goal of this campaign is $250,000, to build a new solar farm at HSHS with capacity to support surrounding areas, and to update existing solar infrastructure in Bududa and Matuwa in Namisindwa district. Click here to donate: Bring Solar Power to Hawthorne-Scribner High School in Eastern Uganda

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