What does this brand sell?
WakaWaka is a Dutch social enterprise founded in 2012 by Maurits Groen and Camille van Gestel. The company’s name means “shine bright” in Swahili.
The company has a social mission to provide access to clean, affordable energy in developing countries. Their goal is to make solar solutions available to families who live in extreme poverty, in remote regions, or who are forced to leave their homes because of war, natural disasters or other reasons.
You can also support them with donations monthly, per quarter or yearly.
“To provide solar power to families caught in crisis and living without access to electricity.”
No information has been found on the achieved sustainable milestones.
No information has been found on their future plans
2020 Energy Globe Award
There is no physical shop available.
There is no physical shop available.
All of their packaging is made out of FSC-certified paper. For retail purposes, blister packs with recycled plastics are being used.
WakaWaka donates to projects in emergency aid programs/humanitarian crises such as refugee camps and natural disasters - For every product bought, you support giving a solar light to someone without electricity access. To give an example, they have helped over 400.000 Syrian refugees with their solar lamps.
Flonk Hotels - When guests choose not to receive daily cleaning service during their stay, Flonk Hotels donates €5 to the WakaWaka Foundation.
FSC - Packaging
All of their packaging is made out of FSC-certified paper. For retail purposes, blister packs with recycled plastics are being used.
WakaWaka donates to projects in emergency aid programs/humanitarian crises such as refugee camps and natural disasters - For every product bought, you support giving a solar light to someone without electricity access. To give an example, they have helped over 400.000 Syrian refugees with their solar lamps.
Flonk Hotels - When guests choose not to receive daily cleaning service during their stay, Flonk Hotels donates €5 to the WakaWaka Foundation.
FSC - Packaging
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WakaWakas are designed and engineered in the Netherlands and manufactured in China
WakaWaka light = EUR 29.95
WakaWaka Power+ = EUR 69.95
WakaWaka Solar panel and link = EUR 109.95
WakaWaka mentions they displace 8.886.240 tons of CO2 per year.
WakaWaka has provided over 1.2 million people in off-grid areas with access to electricity, resulting in over 6.5 million WakaWakas provided. By powering with the sun, electricity from the grid is avoided
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During assembly, no pollutant adhesives, toxic glues or chemical adhesives are used.
WakaWaka has a strict Code of Conduct for its suppliers and they see to it that all local regulations and laws are respected. They evaluate suppliers for their negative practices or regulatory non-compliance (e.g. no child labor) and also for their positive practices beyond what is required by regulations (environmentally-friendly manufacturing process; excellent labor practices, etc.) They are subjected to regular quality assurance reviews and audits.
They have also impacted over 26 million people with over 330 projects.
No more information regarding sustainability reports, life cycle analyses or impact reports is available.