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Nigeria

Sandra Chukwudozie is a Nigerian female entrepreneur and clean energy activist. She is the Founder and CEO of Salpha Energy; and executive director at Dozzy Group.

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These people are the ones that have the most to gain and the most to lose from access to clean energy.

The aim of the project is to help people especially women in that area to have experience with clean energy instead of using kerosene.

This idea needs to be applied to both large and small, conventional enterprises.

It provided global validation and sparked a wave of new alliances.

I am proud that a young, Nigerian woman like myself through hard work and grit gets to represent Nigerian entrepreneurism in such a positive manner.

Businesses that only prioritize producing money risk squeezing customers for every dime without attempting to add value.

Long-term gains from this kind of short-term thinking are not enjoyed by anyone.

We are also working with distributors to expand our services and businesses in the Nigerian market.

I decided to leave my career at the UN to come to Nigeria to set up this solar energy business.

As a Nigerian based business, internationally facing supply chain projects are challenging.

The excitement was also to see how I can bring young entrepreneurs who could work with me to actualize my vision.

We finished the project nine months beyond schedule which is an important breakthrough for us to be able to scale this solution quickly.

The challenging business environment is exacerbated by fluctuating exchange rates, inconsistent tariffs, and delays in customs clearance.

The Forbes recognition was a humbling and life-changing moment.

The best part about being an entrepreneur is the opportunity to have a vision and inspire other people around me to contribute towards actualizing that vision.

Numerous businesses across the world, including mine that call themselves social enterprises are already doing this by combining profit with a desire to improve society and address social issues.

An illustration would be when businesses reduce the size or content of their products to minimize expenses but keep the price the same in the hopes that no one will notice.

We will be opening at least between 10 to 12 retail outlets in Nigeria including the South-South, South-East, South-West, North Central and North West.

That was a project to deploy 2000 solar home systems at the entry level.

It lasted for a year and six months.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Sandra Chukwudozie (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.