First Person: The young leader bringing clean power to Tanzanian villages

Born in a Tanzanian village with no electricity, Gibson Kawago, decided to start a business producing off-grid clean electricity for communities like his own. His successes led to his appointment as one of the UN Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2023/05/1136142
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FROM THE FIELD: Laos villages transformed by solar power

10 Jan 2021

For people living off-grid in remote villages in Laos, solar energy offers a clean, sustainable way to bring electricity for all, and the promise to transform their lives.

Youth Forum: How change-makers are shaping more sustainable world

24 Apr 2023

Young people are valuable agents of change and around the world they are taking matters into their own hands and championing innovative solutions to accelerate action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Boost global action and ambition to reach SDGs, urges new UN campaign

Boost global action and ambition to reach SDGs, urges new UN campaign

04 Jul 2023

The United Nations kicked off a new campaign on Wednesday to turbocharge the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the roadmap for people and planet adopted by world leaders in 2015.