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About hopebuilding

I have always been interested in what works in terms of locally-led sustainable development, and I have seen it in action in different parts of the world. I believe that if people can read or see what others have done elsewhere, it will inspire them to try something similar for themselves. I hope you enjoy the 400+ stories.

You can support solar power projects in Africa and earn money doing it

Every so often, I get an email from Sun Exchange, inviting me to invest in a solar project in Africa. So far I haven’t done it, but I am seriously thinking about it for the next time. The opportunities go quickly, because so many others take them up.

Sun Exchange is the world’s first peer-to-peer solar leasing platform. It allows anyone, anywhere in the world, to own solar energy-producing cells and lease those cells to power businesses and organisations in emerging markets. Installations and maintenance are taken care of by one of Sun Exchange’s installation partners.

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