SolarERA (Solar Electrification of Rural Areas)

塔尔沙漠的人们几乎没有电力供应。那些有条件的使用柴油发电机发电，而燃料供应不可靠且断断续续。塔尔沙漠是世界上人口最多的沙漠，大约有1660万人居住在那里。在经济技能方面，印度人远远落后于巴基斯坦的平均水平。他们主要依靠农业/牲畜和“塔里工艺品”（华丽的刺绣/缝制服装，如被子和靠垫）来生存。制作这些工艺品的塔利妇女非常勤劳、有才华、有精神、有责任心。赋予妇女权力可以改变塔帕卡里人民的命运。然而，由于缺乏提高缝纫效率所需的电力，这意味着这些妇女必须辛苦地手工缝制每一针。因此，制衣非常缓慢、费力，她们无法利用自己的技能为家庭和更广泛的村庄社区造福。到2026年底，SolarERA系统将准备好提供一种独特的电气化解决方案，通过为这些人提供离网电力和电动缝纫/工艺机器，从而使他们受益，从而彻底改变他们目前的经济状况。因此，Thari-crafts可以形成经济模式的基础，为小额信贷机构提供信心，为SolarERA微型电网提供初始投资。从这个关键的初始电气化推动者开始，下游的利益可以与健康和福祉、教育和学习、通信和连接等相关。此外，SolarERA将有助于保存这些妇女代代相传的古老手工艺技能。对项目合作伙伴的好处是显而易见的，到2031年，就业机会（25-UK, 125-PAK）和经济活动（2250万英镑的收入）将大幅增长。昆瓦基金会将能够更容易和更快地实现改善塔尔人民生活的目标。SALATEEN将成为巴基斯坦和周边国家微型电网供应和安装的领导者。对于低成本离网太阳能解决方案的关键技术的出口，Zhyphen将会看到显著的增长，这将增强它和布鲁内尔-伦敦大学作为该领域领导者的声誉

The people of Thar Desert have little to no electricity access. Those that have access, use diesel polluting generators to produce this electricity, while fuel supply is unreliable and intermittent. The Thar is the most populous desert in the world, with approximately 16.6m people living there. Tharis are far behind the Pakistani average on economic skills. They rely predominantly on agriculture/livestock and "Thari crafts" (ornate embroidered/sewn garments such as quilts and cushions) to survive. The Thari women who make these crafts are extremely hardworking and talented, spirited and committed. Empowering women can change the destiny of Tharparkari people. However, the unavailability of electricity needed to power productivity enhancing stitching/sewing machines, means these women must make every stitch painstakingly by hand. As such, garment making is incredibly slow, laborious, and they are unable to leverage their skills to benefit their families and the wider village community.By the end of 2026, SolarERA systems will be ready to provide a unique electrification solution that will benefit these people by affording them access to off-grid electricity and in turn electric sewing/craft machines, and in doing so revolutionise their current economic situation. As a result, Thari-crafts can form the bedrock of the economic model that will provide microfinance institutions with the confidence to offer the initial investment to fund the SolarERA pico-grids. From this key initial electrification enabler, further downstream benefits can flow in relation to Health and Well-being, Education and Learning, Communication and Connectivity etc. Additionally, SolarERA will serve to preserve the age-old Thari crafts skills of these women, passed down by successive generations for centuries.The benefits to project partners are clear, major growth in jobs (25-UK, 125-PAK) and economic activity (£22.5million in revenues) by 2031\. Kunwaa Foundation will be able to achieve its aim of improving the lives of the Thar people more easily and faster. SALATEEN will become a leader in the supply and installation of pico-grids across Pakistan and neighbouring countries. Zhyphen will see a significant boost in exports of critical technology for the enablement of low-cost off-grid solar solutions, enhancing it and Brunel-University-London's reputation as leaders in this area