EKI Foundation

The EKI Foundation (Fundación EKI) is a Spanish non-profit organisation whose mission is to "give light" by providing access to energy through solar photovoltaic installations in Sub-Saharan Africa. It works with solidarity-based financing and vocational training, strengthening projects of social interest and supporting people who work for the development of their communities. The foundation frames its work around a simple observation: many people in Sub-Saharan Africa have no access to the electrical grid, while the region has an excellent solar resource. EKI therefore delivers energy through solar photovoltaic technology. EKI's operating model combines four strands: solidarity financing for community installations, technical and solar-electric training, technical assistance and continuous monitoring, and the promotion of a local solar-electric industry. Its portfolio of community installations includes 59 education centres serving more than 8,600 students, 38 health centres serving more than 430,000 patients, and 15 local community projects involving around 900 professionals. These figures illustrate the foundation's focus on social infrastructure — schools, clinics and community services — rather than purely commercial energy sales. The foundation is governed by a board of trustees. The president of the board is José Galíndez, and the trustees include Antonio Galíndez, Eva Struving, Inés Arellano, Angela Rey-Baltar and Juana Galíndez, with Lucía Reboiro as secretary. A small operational team, listed on the foundation's website, handles day-to-day activity. EKI presents itself as a philanthropic and development-oriented organisation, and its public communications emphasise transparency about how it works and how it operates. Because it is a foundation rather than a commercial company, EKI does not sell products to consumers in the conventional sense. Its "offer" is a combination of financed solar installations, training programmes and technical support delivered to partner communities and institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa. Donations are a key input, and the website provides a donation channel. The foundation's Spanish base and African project focus make it a bridge organisation between European donors and local community energy projects.

The EKI Foundation is a Spanish non-profit organisation dedicated to expanding access to energy in Sub-Saharan Africa. Its public materials describe a mission to "give light" by providing access to energy through solar photovoltaic installations, using solidarity-based financing and vocational training. The foundation's rationale is that many people in Sub-Saharan Africa lack access to the electrical grid while the region has an excellent solar resource, making solar photovoltaic technology a natural solution. EKI's approach has developed around four complementary activities. First, it provides solidarity financing for community installations, allowing schools, health centres and other social infrastructure to obtain solar power without bearing the full upfront cost. Second, it delivers training in solar-electric technology, building local technical capacity. Third, it provides technical assistance and continuous monitoring to ensure installations keep working over time. Fourth, it seeks to impulse a local solar-electric industry, supporting the emergence of skilled professionals and enterprises in the communities where it operates. The foundation reports a portfolio of community installations that includes 59 education centres serving more than 8,600 students, 38 health centres serving more than 430,000 patients, and 15 local community projects involving around 900 professionals. These installations are concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa, where EKI works with local partners and communities. Governance is provided by a board of trustees. The president of the board is José Galíndez, and the trustees are Antonio Galíndez, Eva Struving, Inés Arellano, Angela Rey-Baltar and Juana Galíndez, with Lucía Reboiro as secretary. The foundation also has a small operational team whose members are listed on its website. EKI communicates openly about its team, its board, how it works and how it operates, and it invites donations to support its activities. As a foundation, EKI is not a commercial enterprise and does not report publicly traded ownership. Its work sits at the intersection of renewable energy, international development and vocational education, with a focus on durable social impact in underserved communities.

Non-profit development foundation using solar photovoltaic technology, solidarity financing and vocational training to expand energy access in Sub-Saharan Africa.

• Community solar photovoltaic installations

  Solar installations financed through solidarity-based financing for community infrastructure such as education and health centres.

• Solar-electric vocational training

  Technical training programmes that build local capacity in solar-electric technology.

• Technical assistance and monitoring

  Continuous technical support to keep community installations operational.

1. 1Fundacioneki |fundacioneki.org
2. 2About us | Fundacionekifundacioneki.org
3. 3EKI Foundationwikidata.org