Opportunity Issue 104
Opportunity magazine is a niche business-to-business publication that explores various investment opportunities within Southern Africa’s economic sectors. The publication is endorsed by the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI).
Opportunity magazine is a niche business-to-business publication that explores various investment opportunities within Southern Africa’s economic sectors. The publication is endorsed by the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI).
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Making renewable<br />
energy accessible<br />
Unlocking sustainable economic<br />
development through Renewable<br />
Energy across Africa and beyond.<br />
SolarTurtle is an ecosystem company. Our vision is<br />
to promote, educate and aid in making renewable<br />
green energy more accessible to traders and small<br />
business entrepreneurs. We envision changing the<br />
lives of women and youth entrepreneurs, two critical<br />
and under-developed sectors of the economy.<br />
Both of these sectors could become critical employment<br />
generators, especially in the post-Covid-19 era. Furthermore, we<br />
are at a stage where we are developing cold storage for off-grid,<br />
emerging farmers. No wastage and a sustainable income. We are<br />
addressing six of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, namely:<br />
• Zero hunger<br />
• No poverty<br />
• Affordable clean energy<br />
• Reduced inequality<br />
• Industry innovation and infrastructure<br />
• Promote sustained, inclusive economic growth, full and<br />
productive employment and decent work for all.<br />
We believe that naturally, women are nurturers of our society,<br />
who, when empowered, run sustainable green enterprises that<br />
benefit their entire community. Our business model currently<br />
has built-in support and software systems that makes it easier<br />
for aspiring young people to become the social and green<br />
entrepreneurs the African continent needs. Connecting off-grid<br />
communities to reliable, mobile energy sources will create untold<br />
business opportunities for micro entrepreneurs, especially those<br />
in rural areas, peri-urban and in the informal sector.<br />
At SolarTurtle we have always taken pride in the quality of our work,<br />
the experience and professionalism we bring, and the robustness<br />
of our values and behaviours. We are united by a common purpose<br />
to “Inspire Renewable Energy Development across Africa”.<br />
Our vision<br />
To help people help themselves. Our aim is not-for-profit but to create<br />
a business that gets people to realise that if they want to change the<br />
world, they should do it themselves – allowing them to take care of<br />
themselves and their community. This will result a brighter future for<br />
all by alleviating poverty and creating a greener future.<br />
It comes down to a choice. Either you believe anything is possible<br />
and the state of the world can change for the better, or you resign<br />
yourself to the fact that there’s nothing you can do. Arthur C Clark<br />
wrote, “When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something<br />
is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is<br />
impossible, he is probably very wrong.” The same principle applies to life.<br />
If you believe that you can’t make a difference then you won’t. It takes<br />
visionaries to point out that anything is possible. As long as you believe<br />
that there is a way you, will never stop looking for it.<br />
Objectives<br />
Promote women-empowerment<br />
SolarTurtle aims to provide women with the opportunity to run green<br />
enterprises, as carers of the community. By empowering women to run<br />
businesses, we are allowing them to add value to their communities, to be<br />
inspiring role models and to take care of our future generations.<br />
Promote youth-empowerment<br />
SolarTurtle aims to provide youth with the opportunity to run green<br />
enterprises, as the youth are the future of their communities and our country.<br />
By empowering youth to run businesses, we are equipping them with the<br />
tools and experience to become inspiring social green entrepreneurs, thus<br />
allowing them not to be held down by past limitations and allowing them<br />
to create their own inspiring greener futures.<br />
Promote green economy<br />
By starting micro-utility enterprises in rural and informal settlements, a<br />
tangible difference can be made for people who still have to live in the<br />
dark. By exploiting the versatility of renewable energy and a simple business<br />
model, these micro-utility businesses can be started across Sub-Saharan<br />
Africa. SolarTurtle offers less privileged communities products required to<br />
launch their own small mobile-power station businesses, giving them the<br />
power to empower themselves and create a greener future for us all.<br />
Contact:<br />
Lungelwa Tyali CEO: 0723219070 | Joeanne 0435550860 or 0795081326 | Email to: info@solarturtlesa.co.za | Website: www.solarturtlesa.co.za
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