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Climate Adaptation & Low-Carbon Housing Challenge

PaySolar Charging Box

Team Leader
Muhammad Zannah Shettima
Solution Overview & Team Lead Details
Our Organization
Ville way Nigeria
What is the name of your solution?
PaySolar Charging Box
Provide a one-line summary of your solution.
Addressing the need of energy in rural communities by enabling them have access to light and reliable energy sources while combating climate change.
What specific problem are you solving?

Dugumari is a small community of not more than 200 houses located 20 kilometer’s from maiduguri metro politan council Borno the north east region of Nigeria.


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The community is remote and very isolated , the isolated rural community’s chance of grid reaching them is unlikely, however at least in the near future, It is hard to make a living without electricity to charge phones, and have access to light at night.

 The lack of electricity inhibits peoples ability to thrive and leaving them dependent on petrol, kerosene lamps for lightings which harms children’s health and could not study full time. Access to electricity in the rural area is not compared to the urban area, most patients in the primary health care are injured by  kerosene fuel explosion while using kerosene lamps, children and women are most vulnerable they lag behind once the sun goes down they lack sufficient light for studying and Night Usage. 


What is your solution?

Ville way Nigeria is an innovative and social driven initiative set up in the year 2020 with the idea of using innovative technology and market based strategies to address the issue of Climate change , Community development and  Promoting faster action towards Sustainable Development in Nigeria and beyond  through access to energy. 

Ville way Nigeria has an initiative called 

paysolar charging box : a central charging box in a rural community/ village without access to electricity to charge their mobile phones, purchase or rent a solar rechargeable lamp/LED bulb, Solar home System/Kits on small amount at most cost effective ways ,also further communication. This Paysolar charging box will change their lives and livelihoods, women using this appliance will have light for night time birth, have more time to earn income at night. This impacts their businesses and income helping them move from extreme poverty to near middle class status and number of women entrepreneurs will increase by 10%. Students study hours and literacy rate will increase and the quality of their learning also increases. Our solution is bridging the gap and reducing energy poverty in local communities through access to clean energy and helping businesses and communities make better use of that expanded access.

Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?

At Ville way we focus on empowering  poor communities by having access to light in Nigeria and beyond.
most importantly women and Children, also improving the lives of people in the poor communities while combating climate change. 

Our Solution aims to contribute to the country’s development objectives while enhancing local community resilience to climate change impact and avoiding greenhouse gas emissions from traditional sources that would otherwise be generated from fossil fuels.  


How are you and your team well-positioned to deliver this solution?

At Ville way we are coming from diverse group from the Energy finance world ,the project management side and the inter relation side. We come together and so we bring a diverse experience and above all the commitment of the group and the partners to most importantly show that what ever we do we add value. 

Our Target is to improve lives of people in the rural communities without access to electricity. 
Our main primary focus is to make available to communities, sustainable energy and carbon reduction at scale which benefits the poorest people across Africa. 

Which dimension of the Challenge does your solution most closely address?
  • Support informal communities in upgrading to more resilient housing, including financing, design, and low-carbon materials or energy sources.
In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?
FCT Abuja
In what country is your solution team headquartered?
  • Nigeria
What is your solution’s stage of development?
  • Growth: An organization with an established product, service, or business model that is rolled out in one or more communities
How many people does your solution currently serve?

So far we manage to design and construct PaySolar Charging Box in one of the urban area which can charge 20 mobile phones and 20 Solar rechargeable Home system. We also partner with macosine and 2 other solar appliance company to expand further in to the rural areas with no Access to energy.

Why are you applying to Solve?

We apply for MIT solve because we believe Solve will help build and support our solution at this critical stage of Development and move faster towards achieving our aim. 

We look for support in the following fields. 

Financially

Networking 

Partnership 

Advocacy 


Financially : Ville way needs support to further strengthen its social impact project providing transformational carbon projects, including clean cooking – which improves the livelihoods of families at the Base of Pyramid.

In which of the following areas do you most need partners or support?
  • Financial (e.g. accounting practices, pitching to investors)
  • Monitoring & Evaluation (e.g. collecting/using data, measuring impact)
  • Product / Service Distribution (e.g. delivery, logistics, expanding client base)
Who is the Team Lead for your solution?
Muhammad zannah shettima
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Your Team
Your Business Model & Funding
Solution Team:
Muhammad  Zannah Shettima
Muhammad Zannah Shettima