Impact Stories

Patient Story: Salaamat Hussain, Huzurpur (Bahraich)

Salaamat Hussain, a 67-year-old farmer from Bhaggadwa village (Huzurpur block, Bahraich), has lived with asthma for 22 years and has been receiving care at the Huzurpur health facility for the past eight. He initially managed his condition with an inhaler, but as symptoms worsened three years ago, doctors prescribed nebulizer treatments twice a month.

Because of frequent, hours-long power cuts, Salaamat often had to return 10–12 times a month—or wait 6–7 hours—for electricity to resume so he could receive treatment.

In 2023, SVP commissioned a 5 kWp solar power system at the facility. With reliable power, Salaamat now receives his nebulizer therapy on schedule—just two visits per month, as prescribed.

The impact extends beyond one patient: more than 8,000 nearby residents now have consistent access to outpatient and critical services at the Huzurpur facility, even during grid outages.

Vivekananda Residential Tribal School & Hostel ( Kerala )

The Solar Village Project has made a significant impact on the Vivekananda Residential Tribal School and hostel in Wayanad by providing a reliable source of power through solar energy. This initiative has not only addressed the frequent power failures that hindered the students’ studies but also boosted their morale.

The project’s contribution to uplifting the living conditions of the tribal students is commendable.

By ensuring a stable power supply, the Solar Village Project has enabled the students to focus on their studies without interruptions, ultimately leading to improved academic performance.

Solar Village Project has been a game-changer for Vivekananda Residential Tribal School and hostel. By installing a solar array, they’ve ensured a reliable power supply, enabling students to study without interruptions. The impact is evident in the 100% results in the Secondary School Leaving Examination 2024-25

The team’s efforts, led by Mr. Joseph and Mr. Jaiveer Verma, are truly praiseworthy. Their dedication to making a positive impact on the lives of tribal students is inspiring, their philanthropic efforts in uplifting the living conditions of tribal students. Wishing them continued success in their endeavours. Wishing them continued success in their future endeavours is well-deserved.

Col V Jayarajan
Administrator,
Vivekananda Residential Tribal School & Hostel
Mattilayam, Vellamunda , Wayanad – 670731 ( Kerala )

From Turning Patients Away to Healing Without Delay

The Community Health Centre (CHC) Mehsi in Bahraichused to faced a heartbreaking daily routine. Power cuts sometimes lasting several hours would bring all lab work to a standstill. Blood tests, and basic diagnostics would be postponed, and patients were often told to travel 10–15 km to another facility. For many, this meant spending an entire day in transit, losing wages, or simply abandoning treatment altogether.

For a mother carrying a sick child, or an elderly farmer limping on an injured leg, the words “Come back tomorrow” felt like a door closing on hope.

In 2022, a Solar-powered backup system of 5 KW was installed by Solar Village Project ( CSR Company ), and the change was immediate and profound:

The lab now operates 100% of the day, regardless of power cuts, grid failures.
20–25 additional patients receive treatment daily without being turned away.
Critical tests are done daily – enabling faster diagnosis and recovery.

One of the beneficiaries, an asthma patient named Rehana, recalls: “Before, they told me to get my test done in the city. I didn’t have the bus fare, so I went home without it. This time, they tested me right away, gave me medicine, and I could breathe again before evening. This light gave me my strength back.” Dr. Manu Sharma, the Superintendent Doctor at CHC Mehsi, sums it up: “Earlier, power cuts meant helplessness. Now, with solar energy, we don’t just treat illnesses, we restore dignity, time, and trust. CHC Mehsi, Mehsi, Bahraich- U.P.

Solar Street Light “ Now Open-Air Classroom at Rasoolpur, Lakhimpur- U.P. “

Small things make a big difference, Before solar street lights were installed in Rasoolpur, by SVP-SVSSPF, evenings in the village meant darkness by 6:30 PM. For many children, especially those from homes without electricity, it meant the end of study time as dim emergency lights with very little backup were useless. Everything changed after solar street lights were installed along the village’s main lane and around the surrounding community ground. Within a week, a small group of children began gathering under the brightest Solar Street light with their school books along with old mats and benches to sit on, and soon, the “open-air classroom” became a daily evening study point.

Number of children attending: 10–12 every evening
Average study hours gained per child: 2 extra hours daily
Impact on performance: Parents & Teachers report that many of these student’s grades have improved now.

Parents also feel safe as their children are outside in a well-lit visible area. The Solar street light has become a symbol of hope, a small CSR initiative can support underprivileged students in improving academic knowledge and can brighten the future of any villages children. Village Rasoolpur, Lakhimpur, U.P.

“I first discovered Solar Village Project—now the Solar Village Social Services Project Foundation (SVSSPF)—because it tackles my two biggest concerns: climate change and poverty. In April 2025 I joined the team in rural India and witnessed the impact up close, helping with evaluations at health centres, schools and villages.

At clinics where grid power can vanish for hours, SVSSPF’s solar-battery systems keep fans spinning, lights shining and critical medical equipment running, so patients no longer wait in the dark for care. In classrooms the same reliable power keeps ceiling fans on and ‘Smart Class’ computers alive, letting teachers teach and children learn even through the hottest afternoons.

Villagers also spoke passionately about the new solar streetlights and home systems: safer night travel, extra hours for farm chores and cooking, children studying under bright LEDs, even small shops staying open later. The change is tangible everywhere electricity now flows.

This trip reminded me how easy it is to take reliable power for granted at home. Health, education and livelihoods all depend on it—and SVSSPF is delivering it where it matters most.”

– Bob Synk | Clean-Energy Advocate & Tech Professional
(Former Oracle specialist at ODL who spent two decades streamlining enterprise data systems; early adopter of rooftop solar and electric vehicles and long-time champion of renewable-energy solutions.)

“During three weeks in May 2025 I carried out more than 350 interviews with doctors, nurses, teachers and students in some of the most marginalised villages of Uttar Pradesh.

In primary health-care centres I watched consultations grind to a halt whenever the grid failed—fans stopped, rooms went dark and nurses delivered babies by the glow of mobile phones and, when batteries died, candles.

Classrooms told a similar story: fifty children trying to learn in sweltering heat once ceiling fans and lights flickered out, while pupils asked why they had no computers or ‘smart classes’ like the city schools they’d heard about.

Everywhere a Solar Village Project solar-battery system was already installed, the difference was immediate—fans kept turning, vaccines stayed cold and lessons continued without interruption. Patients, staff and students all wondered why every clinic and school couldn’t have power like this.

Reliable electricity isn’t a luxury; it’s the foundation of health, education and human dignity. SVP is proving that even the most remote communities can have it, and I’m honoured to have witnessed that transformation.”

– Janet Mancini Billson, PhD | SVP Impact Advisor –
Sociologist and international-development researcher with 30+ years’ experience leading focus-group and impact-evaluation studies for organizations such as the World Bank across Asia, Africa, and Latin America; author of Refugee Pathways to Peace and other works on marginalized communities.

Clean drinking water for rural communities is still a challenge

Clean drinking water for rural communities is still a challenge.

CHC – Mehsi ( District Bahriach-UP India ) is surrounded by more than 150+ villages spread across 15 kms to 20 kms radius and serves more than one lakh + Villagers population for their health and medical care needs.

Patients walking long distances in peak summer, often get dehydrated and have to wait also for hours for the treatments. Need of clean drinking water at PHC – Mehsi was a necessity.

Now, with RO system installed by Solar Village Project at CHC- Mehsi a clean drinking water for many more patients like Sarvan Pasi is a big relief. All villagers feel that clean water is as important as the treatment itself.

Similarly, a boy named Wasim who had to come almost every second day for few weeks to CHC for stomach treatment that too in hot summer, this RO system became a great relief to Wasim for clean drinking water. Elderly people, patients and villagers have noticed a big improvement in waterborne diseases like Cholera, Typhoid fever, Dehydration now among villagers due to clean RO Drinking water system installed by Solar Village project team at CHC-Mehsi & PHC – Huzurpur health centers .