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Refugee-Supporting Initiative  |  Northern Uganda

Clean Energy for Refugee Communities

We’re a U.S.-based non-profit working hand-in-hand with refugee-led initiatives and grassroots organizations in Northern Uganda. We support and show up with funding, hands-on training, and real help writing and managing grants. We also partner on the ground to launch clean energy projects that bring light, power, and opportunity to communities rebuilding their lives. We believe in partnership through empowering local leadership—and we’re here to help everyone succeed through enabling energy and food security.

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Solar water infrastructure in Uganda
Current Project Bright Fields

Solar energy & water pumps for irrigation & food security

Bright Fields is bringing solar-powered water pump infrastructure to the same refugee community in Northern Uganda where our first project began. The goal: enable year-round irrigation so families can grow their own food and build lasting food security.

Many families in the settlement depend on rain-fed agriculture, leaving them vulnerable to drought and seasonal hunger. By installing solar panels connected to water pumps, we can provide reliable water access for community farming — reducing dependence on food aid and creating a path toward self-sufficiency.

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Our Story

Built by the community, for the community

Bright Solar Futures was founded in close partnership with the Dongriin Foundation — a community-based organization established in 2019 by Anyieth Philip Ayuen in a refugee settlement in Northern Uganda. The Dongriin Foundation is not just a partner: it is the heart of this work, providing the on-the-ground implementation, deep community trust, and institutional knowledge that make every project possible.

Anyieth grew up in the settlement and now studies at Columbia University's Climate School, bringing together firsthand knowledge of the community's needs with expertise in climate and sustainability. Together with Nicole Beremovica, she launched Bright Solar Futures to expand on the Dongriin Foundation's mission — delivering solar energy, digital access, and sustainable agriculture infrastructure to the community that raised her.

Our team has grown to include Taylor Ko and Malang Timothy, who bring additional skills and dedication to expanding our reach and impact. Together, we believe that the people closest to the problem are best equipped to solve it — and that solar energy is a foundation for everything that follows.

Bright Solar Futures exists because the people closest to the problem are the best equipped to solve it. Every project starts with the community.

Our Team

Meet the people behind Bright Solar Futures

A team rooted in community, united by a shared belief in refugee-led solutions.

Anyieth Philip Ayuen
Anyieth Philip Ayuen
Co-Founder & Project Lead

Founder of the Dongriin Foundation, supporting food security and climate resilience for refugee communities.

Nicole Beremovica
Nicole Beremovica
Co-Founder

Focused on climate justice and scaling community-led solutions.

Taylor Ko
Taylor Ko
Sustainability Specialist & xyz

Description placeholder — Taylor's role and contributions to the team.

Malang
Malang Timothy
Public Health Specialist & xyz

Description placeholder — Malang's role and contributions to the team.

Implementation Partner

Dongriin Foundation logo

Dongriin Foundation

Implementation Partner

The Dongriin Foundation is a community-based organization in a refugee settlement in Northern Uganda, dedicated to education, youth empowerment, and sustainable development. They are the on-the-ground partner making every Bright Solar Futures project possible.

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Raised from 52 donors for Bright Minds, Bright Lights

Completed Our First Project

Bright Minds, Bright Lights

Solar panels and WiFi for the Dongriin Foundation learning center — removing barriers to digital inclusion in a refugee community.

Solar panel installation at Dongriin Foundation Installation in progress at the learning center Wiring and electrical installation in the office

Bright Minds, Bright Lights was our first campaign — raising $1,606 from 52 donors to install solar panels and WiFi at the Dongriin Foundation's learning center in a refugee settlement in Northern Uganda.

Before this project, students had no reliable electricity or internet access. Now, the learning center is powered by solar energy and connected to the internet — enabling access to online courses, scholarship applications, job opportunities, and the digital tools that open doors to the wider world.

This project was the proof of concept: a refugee-led initiative, funded by a global community, delivering real infrastructure to the people who need it. Bright Fields is the next chapter.

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Community Voices

What people are saying

Hear directly from students, community members, and supporters whose lives this work touches.

Student at Dongriin Foundation
Bright Minds, Bright Lights beneficiary

"Before the solar panels, we could only study when there was daylight. Now I can take online courses in the evenings."

Community Member, Northern Uganda
Refugee settlement resident

"Solar energy here means our children have a real shot at the future. This is what community-led change looks like."

Donor, Bright Minds Campaign
Supporter from the diaspora

"Donating felt different because the project came from inside the community itself."