Each year, the 4,000 member households of Co-Power come together to democratically decide which climate projects will receive funding. This year, there are 15 project applications in the running, including ours. The final vote, determining the allocation of the $42,500 fund.
The last 12 months has been massive for CoPower. Here is what has been achieved since Powershop sold out to Shell.
Over the last year, CoPower’s solidarity fund has contributed nearly $5000 to just transition projects in Nepal and The Philippines.
We interview Godfrey Moase from CoPower, a cooperative electricity provider that directs a portion of its funds to community projects.