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A Year of Positive Impact in the Lives of Many!

NextEnergy Foundation has been operating since 2016 and has widened its activities to address the three main thematic areas: Education, Water & Heath and Improved Livelihoods. Since 2022, Nature and Biodiversity Conservation projects have also been supported by NEF.

       Environmental Positive Impact:

• Estimated saving of CO₂ emissions from renewable technologies installed by the projects: 819 tonnes

       Social Positive Impacts:

• Total benefited students: 32,000+ (47.5% girls and young women)
• Total extra hours of study enabled: 29,590,000
• Members of wider communities benefiting from the projects: 50,300                                                

       Environmental Positive Impacts:

• Water supplied in the year: 208,000m³
• Estimated emission reduction:
  • CO₂ = 316 tonnes
  • NO_x / SO₂ = 3.2 tonnes

       Social Positive Impacts:

• Hospitals and Medical Units benefiting from renewable energy installations: 3
• Annual saving of average community energy expenses produced: 58%
• People trained in operation and maintenance of renewable technologies: 51
• Members of local communities that benefited from the projects: 62,500+                                                

      Environmental Positive Impact:

• Estimated CO₂ emission reduction in the year: 73 tonnes

      Social Positive Impacts:

• Benefited community institutions: 17
• Number of micro-enterprises benefited: 22
• Members of local community benefited: 46,000+

      Environmental Positive Impacts:

• Hectares of forest protected/restored: 21
• Conservation of Forest Carbon Stock CO2eq: 4,558 tonnes

      Social Positive Impact:

• Community institutions benefited: 33 among municipalities and mountain communities.

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      Data note. The reported data are based on estimations made by the respective projects partners:

• Education: Albero della Vita, COREDA, Empower Malawi, Frutti dell’Albero, Humanitas and Mwezi Foundation
• Health & Water: Dream Renewables, EcoSwell, Istituto Oikos, Soleterre, Sopoweful
• Improved Livelihoods: AROH Foundation, Ashden, Banco dell’Energia, SolarAid
• Nature: Etifor.

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