Kim is co-founder of Village Infrastructure, a new non-profit focused on making energy affordable. 1.5 Billion people around the world live in energy poverty. Adequate access to energy is the foundation of other development goals, including education, healthcare and industry, and is also fundamental building block to improving women's rights. Women are playing a driving role in communities around the world, deploying the technical and entrepreneurial skills that are needed to kickstart locally owned energy systems.

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