Social Impact Project for Operations and Supply Chain Expert to Support Solar Energy in Uganda
How This Works
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Project Description and Impact
Operations and Supply Chain Expert to Support Solar Energy in Uganda
Renewable energy enterprise
Many communities in the Lwengo district and beyond still lack access to electricity, and so they rely on unhealthy means of burning kerosene to provide light to their families. These families use 'tadooba," a locally made kerosene lamp and lanterns as an alternative solutions to lighting their homes. Unfortunately, these lamps and lanterns are very dangerous to their health since they lead to dangerous respiratory diseases, accidents like burning of children or the entire house, and they are costly since they require a daily expense between $0.19 - 0.27 USD per night.
With support from a past Experteer, we have established a social enterprise reaching off-grid communities with clean and sustainable solar using a Pay-as-you-go system. Over 28 families and a community school (368 people) have benefited from this project and can now get clean and brighter light from our solar products.
We are looking for an Experteer who can work with us as an operations/supply chain expert to help with improving service delivery in our current operational areas and new communities.
Learn social impact frameworks and use it for:
Empowering community members through education
Learning Opportunity
The Experteer will learn about the diverse operations in the supply-chain of a startup social enterprise in a rural setting of a developing nation.
Accommodation
You will be staying with one of our host families in the community where you will be working. Our host families are wisely selected and they also speak English. The distance to the community groups you will be working in can be accessed through walking, or by a motorbike.
You will have a single room with a window view, bed and beddings, a mosquito net and a power source. You will however share the dinning, bathroom and toilet with the host family.
Food Stipend
You will be provided with three local Uganda meals a day (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner). Fruits and bottled water are also included. We are also able to cater to special dietary restrictions or allergies. Vegeterians and Vegans are also catered for in a special way.
Additional Benefits
We will provide you with free transport around our project area, to and from Masaka town.
We will provide you enough time for free time activities every evening and all weekend.
Virtual
This project accepts virtual experteers.
About the Hosting Organization
Integrated Villages is a Non-profit working on Environmental Services, Farming, Fundraising, Non-Profit, Renewables & Environment, Arts and Crafts, Food & Beverages.
