The mission of SELCO Foundation is to use sustainable energy as a catalyst to democratise healthcare and livelihoods. When we speak about renewable energy, we often focus our conversations on the Decentralised Renewable Energy (DRE) technology and the equipment: solar panels, batteries, earthing cables, and charge controllers. However, the discourse must be about the delivery of health and livelihoods — it must become about the communities who use the solutions we build.

Health is a fundamental right. Without addressing the health crisis, we cannot solve poverty. From the micro point of view, it leads to better education for children, better livelihoods, and a better family life. On a macro level, healthy citizens contribute to the progress of the community, the region, and humanity as a whole.

For the poor, the transaction costs of receiving healthcare are enormous. Accessibility and affordability come in the way of their wellbeing. Medical expenses for a child or mother or father often consume savings; many families remain trapped in poverty for generations. SELCO Foundation uses decentralised energy solutions to alleviate this crisis; it enables healthcare to be accessible to the poor, near their homes, in the most affordable manner from their perspective. For the enduser, the focus is on accessibility and affordability. For the government, it is about building systems that are reliable and cost-effective. We deliver services that should reduce the burden on the state while boosting the number and quality of services available to the endusers over time.