The EU supports project to provide solar powered kiosks to Lesotho's rural women entrepreneurs

The European Union Delegation to Lesotho travelled to the remote village of Mashai in the central district of Thaba-Tseka to officially launch the Renewable Energy Women Empowerment Project (REWEP). 

The REWEP is a project co-funded by the EU whose aim is to provide 10 solar installations (solar kiosks) to women-owned shops in Thaba-Tseka. The overall aim is to improve access to and knowledge of renewable energy solutions to rural women entrepreneurs and to improve the access rural schools have to solar power. 

The project is implemented by KESI Business Solutions and SolarTurtle are associates in the project.

During the launch the EU handed over the first solar powered kiosk to the beneficiaries in the Mashai area. So far, 4 out of an envisaged 10 solar kiosks have already been installed in different areas in Thaba-Tseka and over 20 women have already received training on the use of renewable energy solutions and the kiosks.