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Allison Archambault

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On Today's Episode: Today's entrepreneur is no stranger to not just business in the developing world, but also bridging the gap between business development, sales, and nonprofit fundraising and growth. It's an honor to be able to introduce Allison Archambault and the work of EarthSpark International on this Giving Tuesday.Allison developed not just her career, but the organization that she's been leading now for a decade, providing light, access to opportunities, and what she refers to as feminist electrification, to the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. If you want to connect with today's guest, you’ll find links to his contact info in the show notes on the blog at https://mysuncast.com/suncast-episodes/.SunCast is presented by Sungrow, the world’s most bankable inverter brand.You can learn more about all the sponsors who help make this show free for you at www.mysuncast.com/sponsors.Remember, you can always find resources, learn more about today’s guest and explore recommendations, book links, and more than 620 other founder stories and startup advice at www.mysuncast.com.You can connect with me, Nico Johnson, on:Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/nicomeoLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickalus

On Today's Episode: Today's entrepreneur is no stranger to not just business in the developing world, but also bridging the gap between business development, sales, and nonprofit fundraising and growth. It's an honor to be able to introduce Allison Archambault and the work of EarthSpark International on this Giving Tuesday.Allison developed not just her career, but the organization that she's been leading now for a decade, providing light, access to opportunities, and what she refers to as feminist electrification, to the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. If you want to connect with today's guest, you’ll find links to his contact info in the<a href="https://mysuncast.com/suncast-episodes/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> show notes</a> on the blog at<a href="https://mysuncast.com/suncast-episodes/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> https://mysuncast.com/suncast-episodes/</a>.SunCast is presented by<a href="https://www.mysuncast.com/sungrow" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> Sungrow</a>, the world’s most bankable inverter brand.You can learn more about all the sponsors who help make this show free for you at<a href="http://www.mysuncast.com/sponsors" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> www.mysuncast.com/sponsors</a>.Remember, you can always find resources, learn more about today’s guest and explore recommendations, book links, and more than 620 other founder stories and startup advice at<a href="http://www.mysuncast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> www.mysuncast.com</a>.You can connect with me, Nico Johnson, on:<a href="https://www.twitter.com/nicomeo" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/nicomeo</a><a href="https://my.captivate.fm/LinkedIn%20-%20https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickalus/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickalus</a>

319 - How Feminist Electrification is revolutionizing Haiti's grid, with Earthspark International Allison Archambault

EarthSpark International is working to eradicate energy poverty.  Energy poverty is the cycle of poverty that exist when people don’t have access to modern fuels, especially electricity. More than a billion people worldwide do not have access to electricity. And even more people do not have access to reliable electricity. For many of these people, they spend a very large portion of their income on energy services such as kerosene, candles, batteries and cell phone charging services. EarthSpark International researches and develops business models that can spin-off and scale to address specific aspects of energy poverty. EarthSpark provides a pre-pay microgrid in Les Anglais, Haiti. They serve over 2000 people with 24-hour electricity powered by solar energy. This solar-powered microgrid provides affordable clean energy. It cuts their customers’ energy costs by up to 80%. Social Entrepreneurship Quotes from Allison Archambault  “We’re working on business models that can be relevant to energy poverty in many different places.” “Haiti’s the least electrified country in the western hemisphere.” “I signed up for six months and that was six months ago.” “It’s easier to build a town-sized, solar powered smart grid in rural Haiti than it is in Washington, DC, where I live.” “A lot of people in Haiti have cell phones but they don’t have access to electricity.” “Everybody aspires to higher levels of electricity.” “We call it de-risking by doing.” “A microgrid is an energy system that is at a community scale.” “We’re powerful enough to energize industry, and progressive enough to deliver electricity to every single customer within the infrastructure’s footprint.” “We have a solar powered microgrid that is delivering clean, affordable and reliable electricity to about two thousand people in a town in rural Haiti.” “Our mission is to eradicate energy poverty, but the method is to do research and development on business models that we can spin off and scale.” “It’s not one single solution that’s going to solve energy poverty. It’s a real portfolio approach.” “We have a goal of building eighty grids in the next five years.”  Social Entrepreneurship Resources:   EarthSpark: http://www.earthsparkinternational.org 

EarthSpark International is working to eradicate energy poverty. Energy poverty is the cycle of poverty that exist when people don’t have access to modern fuels, especially electricity. More than a billion people worldwide do not have access to electricity. And even more people do not have access to reliable electricity. For many of these people, they spend a very large portion of their income on energy services such as kerosene, candles, batteries and cell phone charging services. EarthSpark International researches and develops business models that can spin-off and scale to address specific aspects of energy poverty. EarthSpark provides a pre-pay microgrid in Les Anglais, Haiti. They serve over 2000 people with 24-hour electricity powered by solar energy. This solar-powered microgrid provides affordable clean energy. It cuts their customers’ energy costs by up to 80%. Social Entrepreneurship Quotes from Allison Archambault “We’re working on business models that can be relevant to energy poverty in many different places.” “Haiti’s the least electrified country in the western hemisphere.” “I signed up for six months and that was six months ago.” “It’s easier to build a town-sized, solar powered smart grid in rural Haiti than it is in Washington, DC, where I live.” “A lot of people in Haiti have cell phones but they don’t have access to electricity.” “Everybody aspires to higher levels of electricity.” “We call it de-risking by doing.” “A microgrid is an energy system that is at a community scale.” “We’re powerful enough to energize industry, and progressive enough to deliver electricity to every single customer within the infrastructure’s footprint.” “We have a solar powered microgrid that is delivering clean, affordable and reliable electricity to about two thousand people in a town in rural Haiti.” “Our mission is to eradicate energy poverty, but the method is to do research and development on business models that we can spin off and scale.” “It’s not one single solution that’s going to solve energy poverty. It’s a real portfolio approach.” “We have a goal of building eighty grids in the next five years.”  Social Entrepreneurship Resources: <ul> <li>EarthSpark: <a href="http://www.earthsparkinternational.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.earthsparkinternational.org</a></li> </ul>

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