About Lytefire
We all need energy. At Lytefire we capture it directly from the sun and put it to use for entrepreneurs, farmers, schools and communities.
What started as a clean and powerful tech for cooking and baking has moved us to build a company to spread the solution everyhwere its needed. The main way we do this is through the sale of our Lytefire products and educational trainings. For us, what matters is the impact: Every Lytefire can reduce 17 tons CO2 per year and create a sustainble income. Together with our partners we have empowered hundreds of users.
Our Values & Model
We are an impact company with strong core values: Sustainability, Empowerment, Courage and Authenticity. More about our values. As an impact company we are still an outlier, doing different what must be changed to enable a sustinable future. more about our model.
Our Team
Lytefire’s executive team is run by Eva Wissenz and Urs Riggenbach.
Their work is governed by the board, which in turn is elected by our impact oriented shareholders.
Working Board:
Susanne Müller
Board Member & Investor - Quality Control Expert
Christian Schreiber
Board Member & Investor - CFO
Muriel Fuhrer
Board Member
Trainers:
Joan Arwa Ogwang
Master Trainer & East Africa’s projects logistics. Owner of Solar Fire Bakery
Samuel Rodrigues
Quality Control in Kenya & Master Trainer (Africa)
IT:
Muriel Fuhrer
IT
Support Staff:
Benedict Bithola
Baker (Uganda)
Prudence Lagedi
Baker (Uganda)
Michel Mouillé
Trainer (France)
Lucas Prieur
Trainer (Asia Pacific)
Allen Wilson Odongo
Trainer & Certified Baker (Uganda)
Augustine Olowo
Trainer & Logistics (Uganda)
Martin Pouabidjie
Trainer & Logistics (Burkina-Faso)
Augustin Tagnabou
Logistics (Burkina-Faso)
Pitamber Véret Chang
Communications Assistant
Martin Wable
Public Affairs Assistant
They Trus Us
We are proud to work with diverse clients and partners because together we are preparing for the future. Many Lytefire clients can be found in the Users section.
In the humanitarian sector, we have been privileged to work with:
- ADSCAL Senegal
- Carbon Cycle Philippines
- DB Don Kenya
- Don Bosco Kenya
- Don Bosco Switzerland
- Elevate Africa Mozambique
- Forest Trends USA-Brazil
- Global Resource Alliance Tanzania
- Grow NYC USA
- Haiti Communitere
- Plan International Finland
- Plan International Spain
- Plan International Sudan
- Plan International Uganda
- Montessori School in Mwanza Tanzania
- New Energy Africa Madagascar
- Rape Hurts Foundation Uganda
- Remar Burkina Faso
- Remar Haïti
- Solar Electric Fund, USA
- SOS Energie Burkina-Faso
- Stem Synergy Ethiopia-USA
- Swissaid Guinea-Bissau
- UNDP Angola
- Wuganda Switzerland
- Tora Coeur de Caux, France-Burkina-Faso
- World Vision Finland
- World Vision Kenya
All the implemented NGO’s projects can be found here.We are or have had partnerships with:
- CNRS La Réunion, France
- Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
- UC Berkely, California, USA
- Autodesk Technology Center, San Francisco, USA
- Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Finland
- USTP, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
After the first year of implementation in East Africa with World Vision Weconomy program, we have received a grant from Autodesk Foundation and a sponsorship from Wärtsilä. In East and West Africa, we have been supported by Jansen Primesteps Foundation. At a very early stage, we have received support from Rexel Foundation and Deloitte Foundation.
We are greatful to all the partners, clients and collaborators who have made Lytefire have its impact in the world.
Interested to work with us?
Book a short meeting with us
We are here to help you all the way.
Eva Wissenz
Managing Director and Founder
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Urs Riggenbach
Head of Operations
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