Through this report I want to bringforth  two sustainable projects to empower women by eco warriors across the world that can be inspiring for all of us.

Solar Sister, the world’s first scalable and women-led renewable energy distribution model not only delivers clean energy solutions to the world’s poorest communities but they also empower rural women with clean energy livelihoods.  Through this model Solar Sister group has provided women with greater energy security, health and financial freedom as well as savings.

Solar Sister trains and supports women to deliver clean energy directly to homes in rural African communities. We provide essential services and training that enable women entrepreneurs to build sustainable businesses in their own communities.

Another community group - Help Us Green comes up with world’s first profitable solution to problem: flowercycling.

In India, every year tonnes of flowers are thrown in the rivers after religious ceremonies. This is contributing to the pollution of the Ganges, which provides drinking water for over 420 million people.

Help Us Green has come up with the world’s first profitable solution to the monumental temple waste problem: flowercycling.

Women working with Help Us Green collect floral-waste daily from temples. The waste is up-cycled to produce organic fertilisers, natural incense and biodegradable packaging material.

Till date, 11,060 metric tonnes of temple-waste has been flowercycled and 110 metric tonnes of chemical pesticides that enter the river through temple waste have been offset.

Help Us Green  has successfully helped women  to earn livelihoods and earn respect in their communities through this noble initiative of collecting ceremonial flowers and turning them into sustainable incense. A total of 365 families have been impacted by Help Us Green through increased living standards and stable incomes.

By 2021, Help Us Green, which plans to expand to Bangladesh, and Nepal, aims to provide livelihoods to 5,100 women and recycle 51 tonnes of temple waste daily.

solarsister.org,  Gulf News