SSF Solar Electrification Projects Brochure

Less charity. More impact. We’re employing a business mindset to confront energy poverty.

SKILLED SAMARITAN Foundation

SOLAR ELECTRIFICATION PROJECTS

Shrinking a 300 million-‐person challenge down to human scale.

With a quarter of India’s population having no access to electricity and millions more with highly unreliable power, the sheer magnitude of

the problem is daunting. But we recognize that among such great numbers, there are thousands of villages, schools, and other community

institutions that are ready and willing to work hard to obtain clean and abundant solar energy. The Skilled Samaritan Foundation simply

seeks them out and brings them into the market using a model that’s specially fit for the job.

A powerful concoction of grassroots action and thrifty business thinking.

Every school or village has different needs, capabilities, and aspirations. The best energy solutions, then, are just as diverse. From the

needs assessment phase all the way through implementation and finally maintenance, monitoring, and evaluation, our team coordinates

closely with local leaders at each site to ensure that every project is a uniquely fitted, community-‐driven effort. Can we really tackle this

massive problem with such a micro-‐scale approach? With a veritable army of volunteers and a sizeable revolving fund behind our payment

model, we’re willing to bet on it.

The Skilled Samaritan Foundation uses a hands-‐on approach to provide clean, reliable power to Indian communities by linking technical experts with local leaders. Our expertise is in creating customised PV systems and payment plans that bring solar electricity into the reach of the millions of people who are ready to work for it.

70₹/month for 3 yrs

The method:


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A potential project site is identified through a variety of

networks, ranging from working with government and

educational consultants to word-‐of-‐mouth.

A needs assessment survey is conducted to gain a

comprehensive view of the village or institution’s energy

situation, aspirations, and financial capabilities.

A custom solar PV system and payment plan is devised

to uniquely match energy need with paying capacity in

the site’s context. The objective is often to displace fossil

fuel use at a similar monthly price.

The project plan is implemented. This phase includes

installing the PV system and convening local leaders (or

school officials) to form an Energy Committee that takes

ownership of the project and all payment collection.

Maintenance, monitoring, and project evaluation

ensure that promises are kept and responsibilities met.

This way, we learn from failures and celebrate successes.

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We’ve got the basics down—it’s time to expand.

After series of successes and a modest share of setbacks along the

way, we have turned to making our process more efficient and

replicable. We are currently partnering with SunSaluter, an

American solar nonprofit, to light up 12 schools in Uttar Pradesh.

Accelerating our impact at inner-‐city schools.

From our base in New Delhi, we see an enormous potential for

creating positive change quickly in our own backyard, starting with

the many impoverished schools within the National Capital Region.

Encouraging economic self-‐sufficiency with training programs.

We are creating a vocational program for entrepreneurial

individuals to teach technical solar PV skills, ultimately maintaining

our systems and empowering project communities economically.

What’s next:

Magnify your positive impact on society.

We’re looking for corporates and individuals alike to join in on our mission to

light up northern India. As a young organisation founded in 2013, we are

proud of the successes we have racked up so far. At this critical stage in our

growth, every dollar you donate or hour of work you contribute can have far-‐

reaching impacts on this mission. And since we are young, you will have room

to be creative and help shape our path forward! Take a look at several of our

opportunities below, and ask yourself: “Why not me?”


www.skilledsamaritan.com

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+91 8587862557

Be a Skilled Samaritan.

DONATE | Invest in the future of India by enlarging Skilled Samaritan’s revolving fund.

First things first—this is not your everyday donation. Currently, the single factor that most limits how quickly we can expand is the size of our

revolving energy fund that covers the upfront costs of each project. This is microfinance, not charity, so the fund is constantly being refilled

as the interest-‐free loans we offer on our systems are repaid. Every dollar is recycled to fund countless projects! Contact us to learn more.

VOLUNTEER | Gain critical hands-‐on career experience by volunteering in the field.

As the both the scale and number of our projects increase, we are mobilizing volunteers throughout NCR, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana. We

are looking especially for those knowledgeable in energy, organizing, finance, or marketing. We love to partner with universities for credit!

ADVISE | Put your expertise in energy or development to use for the greater good by consulting with Skilled Samaritan.

Do you think you might have special knowledge or access to information that could help advance our solar electrification projects? Whether

you’re an educational professional with a network of candidate schools for our projects, a business professional with experience in

organisational planning, or a community leader with deep understanding of working in impoverished communities, we need your input!

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SSF Solar Electrification Projects Brochure