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Feeling the Entrepreneurship Spirit in Uganda

Posted Sunday 8 May 2022, by Urs Riggenbach

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+ (...)

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EMBU DON BOSCO TECHNICAL SCHOOL SOLAR BAKERY IS UP AND RUNNING

Posted Thursday 7 April 2022, by Nigel Jonathan, Samuel Rodrigues

The Don Bosco Technical Institutes boasts a number of different workshops. Walking around the school you can see students working on metal (...)

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The Northern Daily News

Alebtong: 15 youth get skills to operate a solar-powered bakery

2. April 2022

https://tndnewsug.com/2022/04/02/alebtong-15-youth-get-skills-to-o (...)

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Uganda May Now Be East Africa’s Solar Baking Capital!

Posted Friday 1 April 2022, by Lorin Symington

We are back in action in Uganda with Plan International and Plan Uganda! In 2018 we delivered two of our solar bakery and entrepreneurship (...)

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It’s Climate Strike today

Posted Friday 25 March 2022, by Eva Wissenz

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 (...)

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NewVision

"Youth benefiting from Smart Up factory project "

17. March 2022

https://www.newvision.co.ug/articledetails/129052

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Smart Up Factory is the only bakery in Nebbi!

Posted Monday 7 March 2022, by Hanna Williams

After an energetic 3 weeks training course with the inspirational students in Nebbi, Uganda, it has been an incredibly successful experience! (...)

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The dawn of solar project in Embu

Posted Friday 4 March 2022, by Nigel Jonathan, Samuel Rodrigues

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 (...)

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Kampala Capital City Authority

"KCCA LAUNCHES SOLAR BAKING VOCATION AT KABALAGALA ONE STOP YOUTH CENTER"

18. February 2022

https://www.kcca.go.ug/news/515#.YiiLd3xBzrc

Monitor

"Lira youth eke living from baking "

12. February 2022

https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/lira-youth-eke-livi (...)

WESTNILE TV

"The Oven uses a combination of mirrors that reflect the sun heat up the oven to a temperature of up to 300 degrees Celsius."

2. February 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm4bVe7RmiE

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Smart Up Solar training in Nebbi

Posted Tuesday 18 January 2022, by Hanna Williams

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 (...)

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76actu

"Équipé du premier four solaire d’Europe, cet artisan normand transforme des produits locaux"

16. January 2022

https://actu.fr/normandie/montville_76452/equipe-du-premier-four-s (...)

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Kamuli Youth Solar Bakers!

Posted Thursday 13 January 2022, by Hanna Williams

Welcome our new Kamuli Youth Solar Bakers!! After an exciting collaboration with Plan International back in 2018, the team arrived at Smart Up (...)

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Let’s inspire and educate with GoSol!

Posted Thursday 25 November 2021, by Hanna Williams

“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” GoSol’s mission is to influence and inspire (...)

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Announcing our Cooperation with Jansen PrimeSteps Foundation

Posted Monday 22 November 2021, by Urs Riggenbach

We are proud to announce the start of our cooperation with the Swiss based Jansen PrimeSteps Foundation. With the support and advise of the (...)

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agrar aktuell

"Towards sustainability – solar energy for the other 99 %" (p. 37)

22. November 2021

https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/document/download/7701de65cb7b967 (...)

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Don Bosco: a new partner to bring Solar Entrepreneurship to Refugees Settlement

Posted Monday 15 November 2021, by Urs Riggenbach

With Don Bosco Jugendhilfe Weltweit we have found a new project partner dedicated to empowering youths. Active all over the world, this (...)

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Announcing new Partnership with Plan International to Empower Entrepreneurs in Uganda

Posted Monday 1 November 2021, by Urs Riggenbach

We are excited to announce this new partnership to empower entrepreneurs to run solar bakeries and food businesses across 11 locations in Uganda. (...)

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Formation à la capitale et installation au village au Burkina avec l’association Tora Coeur de Caux

Posted lundi 1er novembre 2021, by Eva Wissenz, Martin Pouabidjie

Mission accomplie ! C’est en janvier 2021 que l’association normande Tora Coeur de Caux nous a contacté par l’intermédiaire de notre (...)

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ohga!

"Il forno che riesce a produrre fino a 100 kg di pane al giorno usando solo l’energia solare"

8. October 2021

https://www.ohga.it/il-forno-che-riesce-a-produrre-fino-a-100-kg-d (...)

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We are featured by "Education Finland" !

Posted lundi 4 octobre 2021, by Eva Wissenz

Solar Fire Concentration Oy is very happy and honored to see the Lytefire oven featured among the Finnish companies presented by the Finnish (...)

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About 300 solar buns a day for a Montessori school in Mwanza !

Posted mercredi 1er septembre 2021, by Lorin Symington

Jambo mambo ! Habari ako ? Nzuri sana ! Greetings and salutations from Mwanza, Tanzania. Also known as Rock City, this city of about a million (...)

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Tanzania: a Montessori school chose Lytefire

Posted Saturday 19 June 2021, by Lorin Symington

We’re happy to announce that we will be implementing an innovative new project in the Mwanza region of Tanzania in association with Montessori (...)

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The Ladies of Goghin, solar bakers in Burkina Faso

Posted Monday 31 May 2021, by Lorin Symington

We’re very happy to announce the ladies of Goghin have gone solar! Thanks to your generous contributions on the (...)

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Starting in Ethiopia

Posted Friday 21 May 2021, by Eva Wissenz

STEM Synergy, is a US-Ethiopian NGO, focused on empowering people (especially youths and women) through practical STEM (Science, Technology, (...)

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Tasty solar bread in Burkina Faso

Posted Wednesday 19 May 2021, by Muriel Fuhrer

Tasteful smelling and freshly baked bread. Crispy on the outside, and fluffy on the inside - It’s so amazing that the baking heat was created by (...)

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