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The engineer using solar power to save lives
Meet Norah Magero, a LinkedIn voice you’ll want in your feed
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Welcome to Green Jobs Rising! Did you know that, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation, around 526 million tonnes of food, enough to feed 950 million people, is lost every year due to poor cold chain infrastructure? 😲
As Africa works to close these cold chain gaps, one engineer, Norah Magero, is leading a team that is bridging the divide in off-grid communities with a solar-powered solution called the VacciBox. 🌞❄️
In this issue, we’ve also rounded up the latest funding opportunities in the green space to help you stay ahead. 💸🌍
Let’s dive in! 🚀
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Did you know that, according to 2022 statistics, 1.2 billion rural and urban poor are at high risk because they lack access to cooling? Or that up to 50% of vaccines are wasted globally every year due to temperature control issues? In the African region alone, over 30 million children under five suffer vaccine-preventable diseases annually, with more than half a million dying due to limited access to immunisation services.
Why all the numbers? Because now you can truly understand why the work of Norah Magero, Co-founder and CEO of Drop Access Ltd, is so vital.
Norah is an award-winning mechanical engineer and renewable energy advocate, transforming healthcare delivery in Africa. She’s the mind behind VacciBox, a solar-powered, mobile fridge designed to safely store and transport vaccines in remote, off-grid communities.
Her work brings together clean energy, healthcare access and smart engineering in one powerful solution. VacciBox isn’t just a tech innovation; it’s a practical, life-saving tool making a real difference in communities where power and medical services are hard to come by.
In 2022, Norah made history as. She’s paving the way for young African women in STEM.
Follow her today for updates on Drop Access Ltd, the life-saving impact of their work, and other inspiring insights she shares on her LinkedIn page.
Funding opportunities in the green sector
Are you working on a project that could transform the future of energy, water, or environmental sustainability? Here are a few open tenders that might be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for:
Mozambique / 3mw Solar/BESS Mini-Grids / Tender for four mini-grids combining solar and battery storage in Nampula province. Targeting off-grid energy access.
South Africa / Solar for Health Facilities / Call for bids to supply, install, and commission five PV solar systems at healthcare sites in the Western Cape.
South Africa / Eskom Plant Waste Management / Eskom seeks a provider for milling plant reject removal at Camden Power Station, with a 60-month contract period.
A young antelope may run fast, but the old one knows where to go