During summer 2017, Colby Harper participated in a software engineering internship at Angaza. This is a reflection of that summer’s experiences. Engineering Internship From day one, Colby felt like a full member of the team. “Bill Finn, a senior software developer on the team, guided me through many of my early projects and was a […]

Here at Angaza, we appreciate the craft in our engineering work. We strive to deliver life-changing products, while caring deeply about the process we use to create these products. We don’t just want to “do engineering,” but rather, we aspire to master the art of engineering. We want to adopt principles and employ practices that […]

Thanks to a Microsoft Airband Initiative grant, Angaza has embarked on a relationship with Microsoft to leverage the power of Microsoft’s Power BI data analytics platform. Angaza uses Power BI to provide their partners with comprehensive business intelligence tools that equips them to make data-driven decisions, drive insights, and improve business performance. Power BI allows Angaza’s partners to:

Angaza and Fosera are growing their partnership to offer a greater number of Pay-As-You-Go solar home system options for the 1.2 billion people who lack a grid connection or reliable electricity. Fosera’s latest Angaza Pay-As-You-Go-enabled product, the Power Line GSM Li-ion Solar Home System (LSHS), upgrades the standard Power Line LSHS 7500 and 10500 systems. […]

Once in a while, it’s nice to be recognized for the work we do. This week, the Skoll Foundation, the premier organization for advancing social entrepreneurship around the globe, announced that Angaza CEO Lesley Marincola is a recipient of the 2018 Skoll Award in recognition of Angaza’s innovative, market-driven approach to poverty alleviation. The award […]

Ashden, a London-based charity that supports and promotes sustainable energy enterprises, announced Angaza as the recipient of their prestigious 2018 Ashden Award for International Financial and Business Model Innovation. Ashden annually conducts a rigorous search in the UK and abroad for pioneers in the field of sustainable energy initiatives, eventually narrowing the selection to 10 […]

Angaza and Bright Products are expanding their partnership in order to deliver more Pay-As-You-Go multifunctional solar solutions to off-grid consumers. Angaza’s Pay-As-You-Go technology is now integrated with two additional BRIGHT products: the Home, a complete solar home system, and Move, a super-efficient solar lamp with mobile charging. With the Angaza Pay-As-You-Go enabled-Sunbell and Sunbell Smart, […]

At Angaza, we build tools that distribution businesses use to sell and manage loans for life-changing products like solar home systems, clean cookstoves, and solar water pumps. Designing a software product (including a mobile app) that enables our users to carry out their day-to-day responsibilities is a challenge. To tackle this challenge, Angaza employs design […]

According to Global LEAP Awards and CLASP, “The off-grid solar powered tv market has the potential to grow at a rate of 25 percent annually and estimates suggest that the annual spend in 2020 could reach USD $3.1 billion.” Angaza has partnered with four manufacturers to bring PAYG-enabled solar powered tvs to the homes of […]

Angaza is joining forces with BioLite, a social enterprise that develops, manufactures, and distributes advanced clean energy technologies to off-grid households around the world. The partnership makes the BioLite SolarHome 620 compatible with Angaza’s Pay-As-You-Go technology to make home solar lighting system affordable for off-grid families. “We are very excited to partner with BioLite because of […]