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Women Solar Technicians in Madagascar Brighten Homes and Expand Education

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What backs it

Women trained through the Barefoot College National Programme and supported by WWF have successfully installed solar power in remote Madagascar coastal villages, bringing reliable electricity to over 95% of previously unelectrified households while creating economic and educational opportunities.

What it doesn’t mean

This does not prove the solution is universally scalable or addresses systemic energy poverty across Madagascar at scale; long-term sustainability and maintenance outcomes are not detailed.

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