Rajkumari has three children and lives with her elderly father-in-law. She lost her husband and mother-in-law during the second wave of COVID-19. Her husband was the main bread winner but with him gone her debts started growing. She could not afford to pay her electricity bill and her power was turned off. Rajkumari and her family were living in the dark, relying on candles for lighting. Their situation was getting worse by the day. In response she decided to start working at the farm where her husband had been a laborer. There she heard about our solar microfinance program and reached out to one of our team members. We worked with her to come up with a financing plan that she was comfortable with and she became a customer. She now gets 100% of her power from solar and always makes her micro loan payments on time.

Ayodhya Prasad operates a small medical store in the Phakarpur block of Bahraich, living approximately 17 kilometers away from his shop in a nearby village. He was increasingly frustrated by the frequent power outages lasting up to 14 hours, which forced him to close his store early each evening.

Seeking a solution to this issue, Ayodhya encountered one of our local representatives who provided an overview of our company and its product offerings. In rural areas, residents are often hesitant to seek financing or loans, as they have been deceived by fraudulent companies in the past. However, our representative and program manager instilled trust and confidence in Ayodhya, assuring him of our company's integrity and the quality of our products. Consequently, he agreed to purchase the system through micro-financing.

Today, Ayodhya is thrilled with the system's performance and the support he receives from our company. Thanks to SVP's system, he can now keep his shop open until 8:00 PM, extending his operating hours by 3 to 4 hours compared to before.

The Devpada village school in the Raigad district of Maharashtra has 150 students and six classrooms for grades one through eight. Fourth-grade students Vivek and Shadvi shared their excitement about the solar array installed in their school by SVP. "Before Solar Village Project powered our school we never knew when we could use our projectors and computers. Now we can use them whenever we want. Getting solar was one of the best things for us."

"ZP School Ambivli," located near the Karjat block of the Raigad district in Maharashtra, serves 70 students from grades one through five.

Mrs. Laxmi Kadam, President of Community Welfare Ambivli, and Mr. Ramdas, the village head, expressed their gratitude to the Solar Village Project for providing a reliable electricity source for the school's students. By installing a 1 kW off-grid solar generating unit at ZP School Ambivli, the project has helped mitigate the issue of inconsistent grid power access, which has deterred many students from attending school regularly.

One student who has benefited from the solar power installation is ten-year-old Riya Hari Dhule, a fifth-grader who enjoys reading and writing. Riya and her family, who live in a hut and travel three kilometers daily to reach the school, are incredibly grateful for the Solar Village Project's contributions.

With the newfound access to electricity, Riya and her classmates can now attend school every day, benefiting from the use of lights, fans, digital libraries, and projectors, among other resources.

"ZP School Wakas," situated in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, serves 100 students from grades one through seven. These students come from some of the most remote areas of the state, where access to electricity is severely limited. This lack of reliable power has resulted in decreased student attendance and restricted access to digital learning resources.

During a visit to the school, Head Teacher Mr. Malse DS revealed that before the Solar Village Project (SVP) installed a solar-powered grid, student attendance was only around 40%. Since the installation, attendance has dramatically increased to 90%.

Mr. DS expressed his gratitude to the Solar Village Project for donating a 1 kW solar generating solution, stating that the lack of grid electricity made it difficult for both students and teachers to conduct classes effectively in rooms with poor visibility. The solar solution not only benefits the school's students and teachers but also supports the surrounding community, which lacks basic facilities in these remote districts.

Thanks to the Solar Village Project's initiative, schools like ZP School Wakas now have access to a reliable power source, enabling a more engaging and accessible digital learning experience for their students.