ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Bluedrop Learning Networks, a division of Bluedrop Performance Learning (BPLI-V) announce today it has secured a contract with Solar Sister (Washington D.C) to scale and build the capacity of their Associates in Nigeria and Tanzania. Solar Sister is the world’s first women-led social enterprise unlocking women’s clean energy entrepreneurship and climate leadership at scale. Leveraging Bluedrop’s technology and training expertise will help women entrepreneurs make a living, help their families and improve their communities.
Bluedrop CEO, Emad Rizkalla: “We are committed to help Solar Sister achieve the goals of this important and rewarding project. Our team has successfully delivered our solutions in over a dozen countries and we are excited to now be working with Solar Sister in Nigeria and Tanzania. Not only is Bluedrop increasingly recognized in workforce training solutions globally, this project bodes well for the growth strategy of our St. John’s based BLN division.”
Katherine Lucey, Solar Sisters CEO and founder is excited about the partnership. “We are excited to work with Bluedrop Learning Networks to build a blended learning program that will enable us to catalyze the training we deliver. Using both face-to-face trainings and online learning modules to deliver our training program, we are able to build the skills and abilities of our team and our network of entrepreneurs in the most remote areas of rural Africa. It is a perfect combination of human centered design meets technology to drive development impact."
About Bluedrop Learning Networks:
Bluedrop Learning
Networks, a division of Bluedrop Performance Learning (BPLI-V), is an
innovator in workforce development. The company provides a training and
credential management platform to help governments, unions, training
providers, regulators and employers to ensure workers are equipped to
succeed on the job. Workers can now access skills development in real
time and prove their valid credentials on demand. BLN services division
also provides high quality eLearning, simulations and blended training
to ensure performance outcomes. For more information, visit www.bluedroplearningnetworks.com
About Solar Sister:
Solar Sister envisions a world
with light, hope, and opportunity for everyone, where women and girls
are drivers of a sustainable energy movement. Solar Sister empowers
women with economic opportunity to bring clean energy to their
communities and challenges the clean tech sector to be inclusive of
women as powerful agents of change. In Nigeria and Tanzania, Solar
Sister recruits, trains and supports women entrepreneurs and is thrilled
to work with Bluedrop on innovative and iterative approaches to improve
our entrepreneur training. For more information, visit https://www.solarsister.org/
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