‘Solar suitcases’ bring safe lighting to more than 10,000 clinics across sub-Saharan Africa » Yale Climate Connections

In many rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa, mothers give birth in health care centers that lack reliable electricity.

So midwives and doctors often deliver babies in near darkness.

So to help, We Care Solar has installed off-grid solar electric systems called solar suitcases in more than 10,000 clinics across Africa and beyond.

Each system uses a rooftop solar panel to provide power to a kit with medical lights, a fetal monitor, and charging ports for headlamps and other devices.