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src=https://smartvillage.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/EARTH-LIGHTS.jpg></div> <div style="background-image: linear-gradient(to right , rgba(255,255,255,0.01) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,0.01) 50%);"class=overlay></div> <div class=slider-caption><div class=slide-text><h1>938,400,000 People</h1><h4>Number of people in the world who live in energy deprived environments. <br> Smart Village is empowering change.</h4><div class=mt-4><a href=https://smartvillage.ieee.org/news/> LINK <i class="la la-long-arrow-right"> </i> </a></div></div></div><li><div class=img-box><img src=https://smartvillage.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/FIRST-COMPUTER.jpg></div> <div style="background-image: linear-gradient(to right , rgba(255,255,255,0.01) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,0.01) 50%);"class=overlay></div> <div class=slider-caption><div class=slide-text><h1>Improved Educational Opportunities</h1><h4>With reliable power, students can tap into resources <br> that would otherwise be impossible.</h4><div 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color:#d3a029;"><div class="col-12 col-sm-6"><img alt="Zero Hunger"title="Zero Hunger"class=img-fluid src=https://smartvillage.ieee.org/wp-content/themes/smart-village/img/un-icons/2.png width=200px;></div><div class="col-12 col-sm-6"><div class=num>5 <sup>   </sup></div><div class=txt>Percent gain in population target area undernourished</div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class=item><div class="row no-gutters"><div class=col-12><div class=padd-1><div class="row no-gutters stat-box"style="border-color:#279b48; color:#279b48;"><div class="col-12 col-sm-6"><img alt="Good Health and Well-being"title="Good Health and Well-being"class=img-fluid src=https://smartvillage.ieee.org/wp-content/themes/smart-village/img/un-icons/3.png width=200px;></div><div class="col-12 col-sm-6"><div class=num>16 <sup>   </sup></div><div class=txt>Number of Medical Clinics powered</div></div></div></div></div><div class=col-12><div class=padd-1><div class="row no-gutters stat-box"style="border-color:#c31f33; color:#c31f33;"><div class="col-12 col-sm-6"><img alt="Quality Education"title="Quality Education"class=img-fluid src=https://smartvillage.ieee.org/wp-content/themes/smart-village/img/un-icons/4.png width=200px;></div><div class="col-12 col-sm-6"><div class=num>14,050 <sup>   </sup></div><div class=txt>Number of children in schools powered by ISV</div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class=item><div class="row no-gutters"><div class=col-12><div class=padd-1><div class="row no-gutters stat-box"style="border-color:#ef402b; color:#ef402b;"><div class="col-12 col-sm-6"><img alt="Gender Equality"title="Gender Equality"class=img-fluid src=https://smartvillage.ieee.org/wp-content/themes/smart-village/img/un-icons/5.png width=200px;></div><div class="col-12 col-sm-6"><div class=num>3,137 <sup>   </sup></div><div class=txt>Number of Women in ISV programs</div></div></div></div></div><div class=col-12><div class=padd-1><div class="row no-gutters stat-box"style="border-color:#00aed9; color:#00aed9;"><div class="col-12 col-sm-6"><img alt="Clean Water and Sanitation"title="Clean Water and Sanitation"class=img-fluid src=https://smartvillage.ieee.org/wp-content/themes/smart-village/img/un-icons/6.png width=200px;></div><div class="col-12 col-sm-6"><div class=num>69 <sup>   </sup></div><div class=txt>Number of wells powered</div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class=item><div class="row no-gutters"><div class=col-12><div class=padd-1><div class="row no-gutters stat-box"style="border-color:#fdb713; color:#fdb713;"><div class="col-12 col-sm-6"><img alt="Affordable and Clean Energy"title="Affordable and Clean Energy"class=img-fluid src=https://smartvillage.ieee.org/wp-content/themes/smart-village/img/un-icons/7.png width=200px;></div><div class="col-12 col-sm-6"><div class=num>1,097.1 <sup>   </sup></div><div class=txt>Clean Kilowatts energy generated</div></div></div></div></div><div class=col-12><div class=padd-1><div class="row no-gutters stat-box"style="border-color:#8f1838; color:#8f1838;"><div class="col-12 col-sm-6"><img alt="Decent Work and Economic Growth"title="Decent Work and Economic Growth"class=img-fluid src=https://smartvillage.ieee.org/wp-content/themes/smart-village/img/un-icons/8.png width=200px;></div><div class="col-12 col-sm-6"><div class=num>4820 <sup>   </sup></div><div class=txt>Number of Direct and Indirect Jobs created</div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class=item><div class="row no-gutters"><div class=col-12><div class=padd-1><div class="row no-gutters stat-box"style="border-color:#f36d25; color:#f36d25;"><div class="col-12 col-sm-6"><img alt="Industry, Innovation and  Infrastructure"title="Industry, Innovation and  Infrastructure"class=img-fluid src=https://smartvillage.ieee.org/wp-content/themes/smart-village/img/un-icons/9.png width=200px;></div><div class="col-12 col-sm-6"><div class=num>814 <sup>   </sup></div><div class=txt>Number of Businesses powered</div></div></div></div></div><div class=col-12><div class=padd-1><div class="row no-gutters stat-box"style="border-color:#e11484; color:#e11484;"><div class="col-12 col-sm-6"><img alt="Reduced Inequality"title="Reduced Inequality"class=img-fluid src=https://smartvillage.ieee.org/wp-content/themes/smart-village/img/un-icons/10.png width=200px;></div><div class="col-12 col-sm-6"><div class=num>89 <sup>   </sup></div><div class=txt>Number of Women owned businesses</div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class=item><div class="row no-gutters"><div class=col-12><div class=padd-1><div class="row no-gutters stat-box"style="border-color:#f99d26; color:#f99d26;"><div class="col-12 col-sm-6"><img alt="Sustainable Cities and Communities"title="Sustainable Cities and Communities"class=img-fluid src=https://smartvillage.ieee.org/wp-content/themes/smart-village/img/un-icons/11.png width=200px;></div><div class="col-12 col-sm-6"><div class=num>282 <sup>   </sup></div><div class=txt>Number of Villages powered</div></div></div></div></div><div class=col-12><div class=padd-1><div class="row no-gutters stat-box"style="border-color:#cf8d2a; color:#cf8d2a;"><div class="col-12 col-sm-6"><img alt="Responsible Consumption and Production"title="Responsible Consumption and Production"class=img-fluid src=https://smartvillage.ieee.org/wp-content/themes/smart-village/img/un-icons/12.png width=200px;></div><div class="col-12 col-sm-6"><div class=num>12,374,250 <sup>   </sup></div><div class=txt>Amount of CO2 emissions avoided (kG) </div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class=item><div class="row no-gutters"><div class=col-12><div class=padd-1><div class="row no-gutters stat-box"style="border-color:#48773e; color:#48773e;"><div class="col-12 col-sm-6"><img alt="Climate Action"title="Climate Action"class=img-fluid src=https://smartvillage.ieee.org/wp-content/themes/smart-village/img/un-icons/13.png width=200px;></div><div class="col-12 col-sm-6"><div class=num>685,687.5 <sup>   </sup></div><div class=txt>Amount of Fossil Fuels avoided (barrels)</div></div></div></div></div><div class=col-12><div class=padd-1><div class="row no-gutters stat-box"style="border-color:#007dbc; color:#007dbc;"><div class="col-12 col-sm-6"><img alt="Life Below Water"title="Life Below Water"class=img-fluid src=https://smartvillage.ieee.org/wp-content/themes/smart-village/img/un-icons/14.png width=200px;></div><div class="col-12 col-sm-6"><div class=num>148.491 <sup>   </sup></div><div class=txt>Amount of chemicals avoided in farming operations  (L)</div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class=item><div class="row no-gutters"><div class=col-12><div class=padd-1><div class="row no-gutters stat-box"style="border-color:#3eb049; color:#3eb049;"><div class="col-12 col-sm-6"><img alt="Life on Land"title="Life on Land"class=img-fluid src=https://smartvillage.ieee.org/wp-content/themes/smart-village/img/un-icons/15.png width=200px;></div><div class="col-12 col-sm-6"><div class=num>438.84 <sup>   </sup></div><div class=txt>Number of trees avoided from cooking substitution</div></div></div></div></div><div class=col-12><div class=padd-1><div class="row no-gutters stat-box"style="border-color:#02558b; color:#02558b;"><div class="col-12 col-sm-6"><img alt="Peace and Justice Strong Institutions"title="Peace and Justice Strong Institutions"class=img-fluid src=https://smartvillage.ieee.org/wp-content/themes/smart-village/img/un-icons/16.png width=200px;></div><div class="col-12 col-sm-6"><div class=num>16 <sup>   </sup></div><div class=txt>Number of Countries with ISV projects worldwide</div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class=item><div class="row no-gutters"><div class=col-12><div class=padd-1><div class="row no-gutters stat-box"style="border-color:#183668; color:#183668;"><div class="col-12 col-sm-6"><img alt="Partnerships to achieve the Goal"title="Partnerships to achieve the Goal"class=img-fluid src=https://smartvillage.ieee.org/wp-content/themes/smart-village/img/un-icons/17.png width=200px;></div><div class="col-12 col-sm-6"><div class=num>53 <sup>   </sup></div><div class=txt>Number of Partners (NGOs, Gov't, Rotary, etc)</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-1/5"id=home-impact><div class=vc_column-inner><div class=wpb_wrapper><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1549306644288 vc_row-has-fill"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="vc_column-inner vc_custom_1543929204780"><div class=wpb_wrapper><div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1586968391247"><div class=wpb_wrapper><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffc91e;"> Our Impact </span></h2><p><span style="color: #ffffff;"> IEEE Smart Village’s three pillars approach impacts multiple facets of life in the villages we serve. These United Nations Sustainable Development Goals metrics show the diversity and global reach of our efforts. </span><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer"href=https://smartvillage.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2019-Annual-REport-20200415.pdf target=_blank> <span style="color: #ffffff;"> <strong> 2019 Annual Report [click here] </strong> </span> </a></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1549701684822 vc_row-has-fill"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="vc_column-inner vc_custom_1543926526267"><div class=wpb_wrapper><div id=sv-un-slide-cntrls><div id=sv-un-nav><span> <a class=owl-prev href=#> <i class="la la-angle-left"> </i> </a> </span><span> <a class=owl-next href=#> <i class="la la-angle-right"> </i> </a> </span><span> <a class=owl-first href=#> <i class="la la-refresh"> </i> </a> </span><div class=clear></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-no-padding"data-vc-full-width=true data-vc-full-width-init=false data-vc-stretch-content=true><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-has-fill"><div class="vc_column-inner vc_custom_1547192297253"><div class=wpb_wrapper><h2 class="vc_custom_heading font-weight-bold"style="text-align: center">News & Features</h2><div class="container minus-2"><div class="position-relative svFeaturedPostDisplay"><div class=row><div class="col-12 offset-md-2 col-md-8"><img class="attachment-svFeaturedPost size-svFeaturedPost"alt height=500 loading=lazy src=https://smartvillage.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/GRID-900x500.jpg width=900><div id=svFeaturedPostDisplay><h6 class=featuredTitle>Featured Project</h6><div class=title><a title="IEEE Smart Village Funds Darway Coast in Nigeria"href=https://smartvillage.ieee.org/project/ieee-smart-village-funds-darway-coast-in-nigeria/> <h3><span> IEEE Smart Village Funds Darway Coast in Nigeria </span></h3> </a></div><div class=content>For Immediate Release DATE: September 10,2019 CONTACT: Dan Estes, estesdanlee@gmail.com, 404 625-3182 IEEE Smart Village…</div><div class=readmore><a title="IEEE Smart Village Funds Darway Coast in Nigeria"href=https://smartvillage.ieee.org/project/ieee-smart-village-funds-darway-coast-in-nigeria/> <i class="la la-long-arrow-right"> </i> </a></div></div></div></div></div><div class=clear></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row-full-width vc_clearfix"></div><section class=vc_section id=add-here><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class=vc_column-inner><div class=wpb_wrapper><div style="height: 25px"class=vc_empty_space><span class=vc_empty_space_inner> </span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid container"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class=vc_column-inner><div class=wpb_wrapper><div class=sv-grid id=sv-grid-60bf4d9f73e48><div class=row><div class="sv-grid-box imgBkg col-md-6"><div class=postContent style=background-image:url(https://smartvillage.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/MAY-GRID3.jpg);><div class=contentBox><div class=title><a title="EMPOWER: Vol 5. 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