Final Pilot Workshop Last month, the Fixim Sola project gathered for its Final Pilot Workshop, a vibrant gathering of trainers, provincial partners, non-profit organisations, community members and industry partners. Held in Port Vila on April 15, 2026, the event marked a pivotal moment in our journey. We were able to bring together participants from the […]
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Off-grid solar insights from Zambia I spent a week with Sunny Money/Solar Aid and local communities across Lusaka and nearby areas in Zambia. In November, I spoke with customers, sales agents, and technicians. I also consulted a waste management firm and an official from the Ministry of Energy about off-grid solar. I quickly became reacquainted
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From 9–13 February, Tafea College came alive with the Fixim Sola extra‑curricular program: five days of hands‑on solar literacy and repair training for 19 senior students (Years 11–13) and 6 college staff, delivered by Laylyn Toa (Department of Energy) with support from the Vanuatu Institute of Technology. Many participants were boarders from neighbouring islands —
Our latest visit to Tanna Island, Vanuatu, for the Fixim Sola project focused on listening, learning, and following up with the newly trained solar repair technicians who are now putting their skills into practice. Getting there was no small feat – with aircraft maintenance and limited flights, it took us 16 hours to reach Tanna.
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In Vanuatu, solar is a vital source of access to electricity, but there is often limited local capacity to repair these products and systems when they break down. On June 23, 2025, we proudly launched the first Fixim Sola Vocational Training Program on Tanna Island in Vanuatu’s Tafea Province. Over two weeks, 48 local technicians
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On June 19–20, 2025, our partners at the Vanuatu Institute of Technology (VIT) and the Vanuatu Department of Energy convened a focused Train-the-Trainer workshop to build local capacity in off-grid solar diagnostics, troubleshooting, and repair, with technical guidance from lead technicians at two of Vanuatu’s top off-grid solar distributors, Computer World and PCS. Hosted as
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