Yetunde Fadeyi: Energy Poverty and Environmental Sustainability

Yetunde Fadeyi is the founder of REES Africa and co-founder of Wattcore Energy, both organizations focus on providing electricity to disenfranchised communities and promoting sustainable developments of the environment. Yetunde also received a Chevening scholarship this year to pursue her master's education in the UK.  In this episode, Yetunde and Jennifer discuss the motivations behind REES Africa - which operates in 5 states in Nigeria and one state in Ghana (Accra). During the conversation, you will learn what goes into planning rural electrification projects, the importance of partnerships and stakeholder engagement, and of course the irreplaceable role of passion and commitment.  _ Find out more about the work REES Africa doing here: www.reesafrica.org/ Follow Yetunde on twitter @yetunde_fadeyi and Stay up to date with REES Africa on social media @reesafrica everywhere. Here's a link to the REES documentary 'ATUPA'  of their work in the Sagbo Kodji: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j6RQvvOoMk Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and Instagram @TheEnergyTalk. You can get in touch with us via email: [email protected] _ Special thanks to Jensen for providing the music used in this episode, you can find out more about his work here or with the link below.  theenergytalk.mystrikingly.com/blog/podcast-music.