Climate & Energy Education in Schools
Interactive climate and clean-energy sessions in Nigerian schools. Our first ran at JSS Kpaduma, Abuja, in July 2026.
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Climate Energy & Livelihoods Initiative
Clean energy and stronger livelihoods for communities across Nigeria.
CELI is a registered Nigerian nonprofit organisation working to widen access to clean, affordable energy and to build sustainable livelihoods in communities that have been left out of the energy transition.
A registered Nigerian nonprofit · CAC/IT 9670213
Our work in the field
Agrovoltaics Demonstration Garden
A demonstration site pairing solar generation with food production to show farmers how the same land can do both.
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SolarLearn Skills Training
Practical training in solar skills and green enterprise, starting online so any young Nigerian with a phone can begin.
Read more →Our Mission
We design and run programmes in renewable energy, solar-integrated farming, community training, and education and advocacy. Our work is built around the people it serves, with women and young people at the centre.
Programme areas at a glance
Energy Access
We bring solar power to homes, schools, health facilities, and small businesses through solar home systems, mini-grids, and productive-use equipment.
Agrovoltaics
We run pilots that combine solar energy with smallholder farming, so the same land produces both power and food.
SolarLearn
Online courses in energy literacy, solar basics, and green enterprise that anyone with a phone or laptop can join, building practical skills for the clean energy economy.
Education and Advocacy
We run energy and climate education in schools and communities, and we bring community evidence into policy.
Our SDG Focus
Our programmes are aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals, prioritising clean access, adaptation, and knowledge building.
7 Affordable & Clean Energy
13 Climate Action
4 Quality Education
1 No Poverty
2 Zero Hunger
5 Gender Equality
8 Decent Work & Growth
17 Partnerships
How we work
We plan projects with communities rather than for them. We deliver through partnerships, we set clear targets and measure results, and we hold ourselves to the governance and financial standards that serious funders expect.
From the blog
Volunteering with CELI: The Work, the People, and How to Join
Volunteers make CELI’s work possible, from classroom lectures to field events. Here is an honest look at what volunteering with CELI involves, the four areas where you can help, and how to apply.
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Understanding Weather vs. Climate: A Climate Lecture at JSS Kpaduma, Abuja
Weather changes daily. Climate changes lives. Inside CELI's classroom session at JSS Kpaduma on the science every Nigerian community needs to understand.
Read more →Our First Classroom: A Climate Lecture at JSS Kpaduma, Abuja
On 14 July we delivered our first field activity: an hour on the basics of climate with 20 JSS2 students at Junior Secondary School Kpaduma, Abuja. Here is how it went.
Read more →Back the work with a donation
Your gift funds clean energy access, solar-powered learning, and climate education in communities across Nigeria. Every donation goes to the work on the ground.
Volunteer with us
Our programmes are powered by people who give their time in classrooms, in the field, and behind the scenes. Volunteer applications are now open across Nigeria.
Build with us.
We are looking for funders, partners, and communities to work with on clean energy and livelihoods across Nigeria.