NEF supported the installation of a 132 kWp solar system at Karat Hospital, enabling around 270,000 additional treatments over 20 years and supporting a catchment of 700,000 people.
In 2023, NEF supported Power to Refugees & Displaced People, funding refugee led clean energy enterprises through seed grants, scaling support and policy advocacy.
In 2021, NEF supported energy-poverty relief in Milan, Italy, and co-funded in 2024 an 83.6 kWp community solar system in Baranzate, supplying clean energy to up to 80 households.
NEF is supporting Barefoot College's Solar Mamas programme in Zanzibar, empowering women through solar engineering and bringing clean energy to 50 households.
Between 2023 and 2025, NEF installed solar systems for two schools, Tiko Hospital and 120 households in Cameroon, improving healthcare, education and energy access.
NEF backed clean-energy training (2021), solar irrigation pilots (2023), solarisation of five clinics (2025) and shared solar irrigation for 30 farms (2026) in Ghana.
In 2024, NEF funded the installation of a 14.64 kWp solar UPS system at Suyo Medical Centre, securing refrigeration and essential services for 14,000+ residents.
Building on NEF's support for three school solar installations in 2025 and two education facilities plus a climate workshop in 2026, Green Minds promotes climate awareness among students.
NEF is supporting the installation of a 9.81 kWp solar system at Shebraber Health Centre, ensuring reliable electricity for essential medical services serving over 60,000 people.
NEF partnered with Etifor to support two FSC® aligned restoration projects under the BioClima programme in Lombardy, combining ecosystem services certification with community
NEF is expanding the solar system at the CSIM Sekeleka Centre in Macia, improving energy reliability for vulnerable children and young people accessing education, care and support.
NEF is supporting the solar electrification of Suhum Presbyterian Senior High School in Ghana, improving access to digital learning for 2,900 students.
Building on solar projects in Sri Lanka benefiting 1,000+ students and a residential care facility, NEF and Helios are extending their partnership to Nepal through new solar installations.
Since 2020, NEF and Istituto Oikos have expanded solar water access in Tanzania, benefiting over 38,000 people and adding five new water and energy systems in 2026.
In 2025, NEF supported two solar-powered water purification plants in fluoride-affected villages in Telangana, improving access to safe water for 2,500 people.
In 2026, NEF is supporting Accademia dei Giorni Straordinari, funding a solar system for a learning centre serving 250 children and supporting vulnerable families in Northern Italy.
The project involves the installation of over 500 solar streetlights along 3.4 km, cutting accidents by an estimated 35%, boosting safety for 15,000 residents, and avoiding 360 tCO₂/year.
Since 2023, NEF has supported solar light repairs, distributions and research with Mwezi, reaching up to 300 Kenyan schools. The 2026-27 phase will benefit further 1,200 students.
Building on previous healthcare and education projects in Karungu, NEF and Pro.sa will provide reliable solar energy to two primary schools, benefiting more than 1,200 students and staff.
In 2026, NEF is supporting a solar-and-battery microgrid at Union Island hospital, strengthening emergency response and resilience for over 5,000 people.
Since 2022, NEF has contributed to SolarAid's Light a Village programme in Malawi, bringing clean energy to 8,813 households through an Energy-as-a-Service model.
In 2024-25, NEF supported 962 Solvatten units and training in Kenya's Taita Taveta, improving safe water access for 2,500+ people and reducing emissions.
Building on healthcare projects benefiting 80,000+ patients annually, NEF and Sopowerful will, in 2026, support 40,000 patients and 80 women farmers in Malawi.
Through the ASIO project, NEF and Swisscontact are helping smallholder farmers access solar irrigation, improving productivity, resilience and livelihoods in Ghana.
Building on Vita Impact's cleaner cooking programme in Ethiopia's SNNPR that delivered 3,781 cookstoves and 37,820 trees, a 2026 phase will reach 1,500 households.