Tag: Tanna Island

  • How women transformed a Vanuatu community with off-grid solar

    In Vanuatu, women are facing challenges to their rights, including in climate action, but are organizing in resistance and leading transformative projects like the women-led off-grid solar project in Lawital village on Tanna Island. This initiative has provided electricity to all 115 homes, improving safety, livelihoods, education, and wellbeing. Women have become primary leaders of transformation by mastering technical skills and bringing reliable solar-powered light to their community, revolutionizing education and breaking traditional barriers. The project showcases collective determination and the resilience of women in the face of climate crises, highlighting the importance of supporting women-led initiatives for sustainable change and gender equality. Sustainable funding for such movements is crucial to create lasting impact and promote the rights and empowerment of women and girls.

    https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/03/06/how-women-transformed-a-community-in-vanuatu-with-off-grid-solar/