(38 people)
Bristol
We Fund The People Who Fit The Lights
We fund community partners in 9 countries and train the technicians who keep the kit running.
Kindling opens no offices abroad. We pay the partner workshop that is already in the village.
Meet The TeamHouseholds reached
Homes with a lantern or a roof panel fitted, across nine programme countries.
Technicians trained
People paid to install and repair solar, batteries and stoves after a nine-month course.
Funding to programmes
The share of every pound that reaches the field, not the Bristol office.
214 local partners
What We Work By
Four rules decide who does the work and where the money goes. They hold in all 9 countries, and they keep 91p in every pound on programmes.
See the WorkHow Giving Works
Your Money Buys A Thing, And Someone To Maintain It
The Kit Arrives
A local technician fits the lantern, the panel or the stove, and warranties it.
The Repair Matters
Two years on, the same person comes back for the part that wore out.
Plain Answers
Six things donors ask before they give.
Where does my money go?
Of every pound you give, 91p reaches the programmes. The rest runs the Bristol office and the 38 staff who plan the work, buy the kit and check it.
Why energy and not water?
Energy unlocks the rest. A $40 lantern buys two more trading hours after dusk, and a vented stove cuts household fuel use by 52%.
Who installs the systems?
A trained local technician from one of our 214 partners. Most live twenty minutes from the roof they fit.
What if it breaks?
The technician who fitted it comes back. Every system carries two years of parts and cover, and 1,860 trained people do repairs.
Do you use partners?
Through partners, always. We fund and train 214 community organisations across 9 countries, and 29 of 38 staff live there.
Can I give monthly?
Yes. Switch the toggle above and give $5, $12 or $40 a month. Regular gifts let a partner plan a year of fitting, not one roof.
Who Runs
Close to the Work
+Our Team
Thandiwe Banda
Executive Director
Arun Shrestha
Programmes Director
Grace Mwale
Head of Training
Joseph Phiri
Lead Installer
Fund A Lantern, A Stove Or A Whole Grid
Gifts are costed: $47 lights a household, and 91% reaches programmes.
