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Feeling the Entrepreneurship Spirit in Uganda
Posted Sunday 8 May 2022, by
I have just returned from an amazing trip to Uganda and Kenya to see firsthand the amazing impacts of Lytefire with some of the 250+ (...)
Our Solar entrepreneurs in Nebbi after Lytefire training!
Posted Wednesday 20 April 2022, by
It has been over 3 months since the training in Nebbi in January and since the trainers left it has been an incredible success! With the Solar (...)
The future shines bright with the ‘Sun Light Solar Bakery!’ in Alebtong
Posted Friday 8 April 2022, by
The journey continues with Plan International’s Smart Up Factory as the team visits Alebtong, the most rural area the trainers have visited so (...)
In Embu, Kenya, Don Bosco’s Tech School Solar Bakery is up and running
Posted Thursday 7 April 2022, by ,
The Don Bosco Technical Institutes boasts a number of different workshops. Walking around the school you can see students working on metal (...)
2d project with Plan International in Uganda in 2021-2022
Posted Friday 1 April 2022, by
We are back in action in Uganda with Plan International and Plan Uganda! In 2018 we delivered two of our solar bakery and entrepreneurship (...)
It’s Climate Strike today
Posted Friday 25 March 2022, by
The Lytefire 4 construction guide is at 5€ instead of 99€ for 24 hours (https://lytefire.com/diy-climate-strike). With it, you can build yourself a (...)
Ojwina 2 week Refresher training
Posted Wednesday 23 March 2022, by
In 2018 the Lytefire solar oven was installed in Gulu, it was then relocated in 2021 and transported from Gulu to Lira’s Smart Up Factory (...)
Kampala’s training for the Solar Tech Bakery
Posted Thursday 10 March 2022, by
Kampala, the capital of Uganda is the most exhilarating city I have ever experienced! With a population of 3.6 million it is no wonder Kampala is (...)
Smart Up Factory is the only bakery in Nebbi!
Posted Monday 7 March 2022, by
After an energetic 3 weeks training course with the inspirational students in Nebbi, Uganda, it has been an incredibly successful experience! (...)
The dawn of solar project in Embu with Don Bosco in 2021
Posted Friday 4 March 2022, by ,
Embu is a town on the foothills of Mount Kenya, with wide landscapes, endless fields and fresh, crisp air. The town is alive in all senses of the (...)
Smart Up Solar training in Nebbi
Posted Tuesday 18 January 2022, by
We are beyond excited to start our 2022 training projects with Plan International’s Smart up hubs in Uganda beginning here in Nebbi! After a (...)
Kamuli Youth Solar Bakers!
Posted Thursday 13 January 2022, by
Welcome our new Kamuli Youth Solar Bakers!!
After an exciting collaboration with Plan International back in 2018, the team arrived at Smart Up (...)