DFID - UK Department for International Development
Mecktilda and Stefano - sales agents for Global Cycle Solutions solar power systems
Mecktilda and Stefano became local agents for Global Cycle Solutions, a solar energy provider, in their village near Mwanza, Tanzania, last year. They bought one sample solar lighting kit for 100,000 Tanzanian schillings (about £30). They then persuaded others in their community to buy the kits, and with each sale they make a small commission. They've now sold over 200 solar kits, and are earning enough money to cover their children's school fees. They now plan to build a separate building next door to their house to use as a shop to sell the solar kits from.
Picture: Russell Watkins/Department for International Development
Mecktilda and Stefano - sales agents for Global Cycle Solutions solar power systems
Mecktilda and Stefano became local agents for Global Cycle Solutions, a solar energy provider, in their village near Mwanza, Tanzania, last year. They bought one sample solar lighting kit for 100,000 Tanzanian schillings (about £30). They then persuaded others in their community to buy the kits, and with each sale they make a small commission. They've now sold over 200 solar kits, and are earning enough money to cover their children's school fees. They now plan to build a separate building next door to their house to use as a shop to sell the solar kits from.
Picture: Russell Watkins/Department for International Development