Sustainable, Self-Sufficient Villages
At the World Wide Peace Foundation, we believe in sustainability that extends from our source to the type of intervention we engage in. We aim to create a self-sufficient and sustainable rural India, one village at a time. Our primary focus is to bring light to the forgotten Bharat, enabling development through solar power, an affordable, continuous, and sustainable source of energy.
Why Solar?
As urban areas leap forward in development, rural India struggles in the shadows. Many homes in these villages are dark come sunset, with little or no access to electricity. Villagers walk for hours daily to collect water for their basic needs, often sharing their source with cattle. Our mission is to create a sustainable model of development, allowing villagers to maintain and nurture their own progress. For this, we pivot our development on the most viable, affordable, and continuous source of energy : the Sun.
Reduced Carbon Emissions
Replacing kerosene and wood with solar lights reduces environmental and health hazards.
Positive Health Indicators
Clean water prevents waterborne diseases, while subsistence farming combats malnutrition.
Improved Hygiene
Access to water ensures sanitation facilities can become usable, moving towards Open Defecation Free (ODF) status.
Increased Productive Hours
Time spent walking for water and in darkness is now invested in schools and on fields.
Reduced School Dropouts
Solar lights reduce the environmental and health hazards of kerosene lamps, keeping children in school.
Empowered Women
With access to light after dark and less time spent collecting water, women engage in income-generating activities.
Year-round Livelihood
Lift irrigation enables multi-cropping, freeing farmers from dependence on the rains, ensuring perennial cultivation for consumption and sale.
We identify villages based on their needs for electrification, visit the area, and propose a comprehensive plan. Ours is a 360-degree model that not only brings light but also impacts lives by addressing issues such as education, livelihood, health, and the environment.
In addition, our NGO conducts seminars and orientation programs to help villagers understand the need to use solar energy and avoid kerosene lamps. Besides the installation of solar panels, we undertake maintenance work to ensure the lights keep running. Solar panels need only be cleaned when dirty, and the batteries require replacement once every two to three years.
We don't stop at villages; we also support solar projects for Non-Profit Organizations, Religious and Charitable Trusts, Educational Centers, Specialty Facilities, Hospitals, Housing Societies, and Homeowners Associations.