Survey of two Articles: Let There Be Light: Social Enterprise, Solar Power, and Sustainable Develoment and Harnessing Innovation for Change: Sustainability and Poverty in Developing Countries

Introduction: 200 word

The purpose of this survey is to analyze and review the literature of two articles in order to be able to evaluate their usefulness. The two articles that are reviewed under this survey are: 1. Let There Be Light: Social Enterprise, Solar Power, and Sustainable Development; 2nd Article: Harnessing Innovation for Change: Sustainability and Poverty in Developing Countries’. joms_1067 Many international organizations have provided objectives to be completed at the end of the given time period. However, there is a barrier to these sustainability measure that is poverty, this is the main concern of the developing countries. Due to poverty many developing countries cannot implement sustainability measures because of abundant resources, low investments and many more. The lower class doesn’t enjoy the easy access of everything like the upper middle and upper class. They poor are kept separate from the society and aren’t even considered as a part of the society. This essay will compare the two journal articles that look into sustainable solutions for the development countries and how the poor can improve their standard of living through new innovations. The survey will provide a brief summary of the two and how these papers are helpful the evaluate the topic of sustainability for the upcoming research. Both of these papers provide a way for the policy makers of the developing countries.

Paper one 250-300 word

This paper talks about energy poverty which is a big issue in the developing countries, people living in these countries are not able to get the basic necessity of electricity in their households. Due to increase in the population, electricity is not easily accessible in the households. Energy poverty increases current uncertainties and negatively affecting population that includes not only the clients but also the producers. This paper investigates the disturbance in the energy industry in these developing countries. The issue of energy industry can be tackled through solar power, social enterprises are an array of light for the poor and fill the void of provision of electricity between public and private sector. The paper highlighted that there the African countries face this issue at large in their homeland, this continent does not provide expensive electricity rates to its people. Moreover, rural areas are the ones who does not get good supply of electricity, these are the people who live in remote areas of the country. To expand electric in these areas the country needs to spend a hefty amount of money to lay gridlines. Moreover, electricity reaching to the middle, upper middle and upper class is not enough because there is not any investment, no innovations, frequent barriers and many other problems in the developing countries. New innovations like solar electrification have made it easier for low cost of electricity supply. Solar electrification guides the three measures of sustainable development that is interpersonal, economic and ecological. This innovation enables education, children can study through this innovation. Not only this solar electrification is economical than other sources of electricity. This also helps the businesses to run smoothly, small businesses can expand their activities, in other words every sector of the country can perform easily. People will get jobs due to which standard of living can be improved along with the reduction of intercountry migration. There are three strategies for social electrification that the social enterprises have introduced that are (i) independent micro-grid projects; (ii) solar home system kits; and (iii) pico-solar systems.