{"id":23631,"date":"2016-09-11T22:38:11","date_gmt":"2016-09-11T20:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/electriciens-sans-frontieres.org\/qui-sommes-nous\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T09:53:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T08:53:50","slug":"qui-sommes-nous","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.electriciens-sans-frontieres.org\/en\/qui-sommes-nous\/","title":{"rendered":"Who are we ?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Electriciens sans fronti\u00e8res, an international solidarity NGO, fights against inequalities in access to electricity and water around the world. With the support of 1,200 volunteers and in partnership with local players, we promote economic and human development through the use of renewable energies.<\/p>\n

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Our aim is to improve living conditions for the most disadvantaged populations by making access to energy and water a lever for economic and human development.<\/p>\n

We build our projects by systematically combining development levers and the integration of environmental issues! Our 8 development levers are: access to quality water, food security, health, education, personal safety and social life, training, economic development and the fight against climate change.<\/p>\n

To reduce energy poverty, combat climate change and promote the energy transition, we use renewable energies.<\/p>\n

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VOLUNTEERING<\/h4>\n

Volunteer and committed, in France and around the world, many of them are writing the humanitarian and solidarity story of our association today.<\/p>\n

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SOCIAL MODEL AND SUSTAINABILITY<\/h4>\n

We prioritize community services, train local players and help create income-generating activities to ensure the sustainability of our projects.<\/p>\n

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RENEWABLE ENERGIES<\/h4>\n

89% of our development projects use renewable energies. Our action focuses on two aspects: mitigation and adaptation.<\/p>\n

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