Making Fresh Water from Solar Power? How GivePower Helps Lives with Their Solar Water Farms
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Give a “watt” and support GivePower: https://donate.givepower.org/donate-now  The story of GivePower and solar-powered solutions to developing regions that need them most. Focusing on providing clean energy solutions to communities in need, particularly with clean and fresh water. Solar power can be used to bring electricity and clean water to schools, medical clinics, and other essential facilities. GivePower's projects have had a transformative impact on the communities they serve, improving health, education, and economic opportunities. One of their notable projects is desalinating water, which involves turning ocean water into fresh water that can be used for drinking and irrigation. GivePower's innovative and self-sustainable approach combines solar and battery power to make desalination more affordable and accessible, particularly in developing countries. ~ Chapters ~ 00:00 The Global Water and Energy Crisis 07:45 The Birth of Give Power 15:42 Transforming Lives Through Clean Water and Energy 22:12 Innovative Solutions: Desalination and Solar Power 30:51 Empowering Communities: Education and Job Creation 38:31 How You Can Help: Getting Involved with Give Power ~ Follow GivePower ~ Website: hhtps://www.givepower.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/givepowerfoundation/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/givepowerfoundation/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCugFP89mcTrJcqP5LTg8VnQ X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/givepowerfdn?lang=en  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/givepower/  ~ About Michele Magee ~ Michele is the President of the GivePower Foundation, a US-based non-profit organization electrifying the world with clean energy to improve education, health and economic opportunities for those who need them most. Since 2013, GivePower has deployed projects in 28 different countries powering over 2400 schools, building 205 microgrids, and delivering access to clean water for over 1 million people daily with its fifteen Solar Water Farms. The organization has improved the lives of over 1.9 million people to date and has been honored for its innovative, solar-powered solutions in Fast Company’s World Changing Awards (2022), the Energy Globe Award for Kenya (2022), and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award (2020). ~ About GoodViral ~ We believe that people can, and want to, do more to help others. We invite you to join the conversation about the small and large ways that we can help people, animals, and the planet.   Subscribe and be part of the movement. When Good Goes Viral, The World Gets Better. ~Follow GoodViral ~  Website: ⁠⁠https://goodviral.org/ TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@goodviralorg⁠  Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/goodviralorg/⁠  LinkedIn: ⁠https://kr.linkedin.com/company/goodviral⁠  Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/GoodViralOrg/⁠  YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@goodviralorg/videos⁠ ~ Marketing Stuff ~ Give Power, origin story, clean energy, water, electricity, partnerships, nonprofits, corporate donors, GivePower, nonprofit, clean energy, clean water, solar power, desalination, developing countries, treks, clean water, water scarcity, global water crisis, water access, sustainable water solutions, solar energy, community empowerment, water innovation, safe drinking water,
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