In 2009, One Degree Solar was founded to provide lighting and communication to healthcare workers in rural Liberia in order to improve chances of survival during childbirth and to enable nurses to call for help during emergencies. Since that time, we have received overwhelming interest and demand for our products, from small businesses, students, families, and everyone in between. While our roots in community development, communication, an technology remain the same, we have expanded to deliver high-quality, durable, and affordable solutions that can be used by anyone living with limited access to electricity. With our local partners, we can help improve and connect millions of lives across geographies, income levels, and languages.
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Partnerships, Awards, and Affiliations
One Degree Solar was selected from a pool of 300+ social enterprises worldwide to become a 2011 Unreasonable Institute Fellow. Please click on the logo below to learn more and to see our program partners.
Unreasonable Institute Fellowship
One Degree Solar was honored to receive the first place award in the Wharton Africa Business Plan Competition, sponsored by the Wharton School of Business.
First Place, Wharton Africa Business Plan Competition
One Degree Solar is a proud graduate of the GoodCompany Ventures social business incubator and is a recipient of the GCV Purpose + Profit award.
Purpose + Profit Award, GoodCompany Ventures