Weekly Updates

After the foundation in 2016, we are working on empowering private schools in Kenya with market-based innovative solutions. We make sure that all the investments & your contribution are spent well. Follow us & keep eyes on our page for more content!

In the middle of September, one new partner school has joined CIS’s solar energy project, exploring a cleaner way to power up the school while saving up costs As with all of our partner schools, CIS takes our relationship with schools seriously. We have therefore sent our staff to stay with the school during the entire pilot duration, to build a trusting …

Last week, CIS told the story of Kenyan low-cost private schools in front of TechBBQ stage – the biggest tech summit in Scandinavia. Most of the private schools in Kenya spend their time making sure things are in order, students are progressing, and the finance is in shape. They work day and night, yet their stories are often unheard of in Europe. …

Next week, CIS will be presenting our ideas on solar energy system for schools in Africa, in the biggest startup and innovation summit in Scandinavia, TechBBQ. It is another good chance for you – either job seekers, or investors to come up and speak with us! A huge event like this is often time the best place to meet likely-minded people, and to drum …

For years, CIS has been focusing 100% on our ground operations, making sure our partner schools chart the right way towards self-sustainability. As we have slowly expanded our operations to having 10+ schools under our pipeline, there are more work to be done. This week, CIS is happy to announce the launch of our LinkedIn page! Apart from weekly blog post …

Last week, our founder Yang represented S4S in the Climate Launchpad national final in Norway and has been selected as one of the 2 winners. In Nov, Yang will present S4S with other national winners from 50 countries in the global final in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It is a crucial step towards making solar energy affordable and accessible for schools in developing settings, …

Last summer, CIS’s management team visited Kenya, to review our business operations and explore partnership opportunities. By chance, we discovered that, Kenyan schools are spending a substantial part of their money just to power up their schools – with the expense ratio even higher than some European schools! After a 6-month research encompassing 122 interviews with stakeholders at different Kenyan schools, …

At present, 36% of households in Tanzania have access to electricity, reserving reliable and efficient electricity supply for the comparatively wealthy. Despite having ample energy resources such as wind, solar, tidal, biomass and other renewable sources of energy and an abundance of coal, Tanzania has struggled to provide grid-power to the majority of the country. In fact, Tanzania produces more electricity …