Bank of America Charitable Foundation Gives $500K to Support Solar Energy in Developing Countries
GivePower Foundation, a non-profit organization that uses solar energy technologies to deliver essential community services to the developing world, was awarded a second $500,000 grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation, totaling $1 million in grant funding in the past year.
Funds from the new grant will support GivePower's expansion into seven strategic sectors – education, water, health, food security, economic development, telecommunications and conservation – and help provide the equipment, training and labor for solar installations across the globe.
The donation is part of thecontinued partnership between Bank of America Charitable Foundation and GivePower Foundation, which together have brought light to nearly 1,000 schools and communities since 2015...