Easy Solar and Mikashboks Launch “Save to Buy” Model to Expand Access to Solar Energy in Sierra Leone


Easy Solar and Mikashboks have announced a new partnership aimed at expanding access to renewable energy through an innovative “Save to Buy” solution.

Under the collaboration, customers can acquire Easy Solar home systems and quality appliances through disciplined saving on the Mikashboks platform, without taking on debt. Users select the Easy Solar product they want, make incremental payments via the Mikashboks app, and receive a digital voucher and product delivery once fully funded.

The companies described the model as a shift from credit-led acquisition to savings-based ownership. Easy Solar said the approach reflects its belief that “clean, reliable energy is a right, not a privilege reserved for those who can qualify for credit”. 

Rashidatu Sankoh, Sales and Marketing Lead at Mikashboks, said the partnership gives users “a secure, digital pathway to turn their daily savings into life-changing assets”. She added that it aims to shift “from the anxiety of ‘pay-back’ to the lasting pride of ‘save-to-own’”.

Ben Afrifa, Managing Director of Easy Solar’s PAYGO Business Unit, said the partnership responds to demand from households that are “financially capable, digitally engaged, and deliberate in their choices”. He noted it expands Easy Solar’s addressable customer base and deepens engagement with the savings ecosystem.

The partnership represents a deliberate expansion of Easy Solar’s go-to-market strategy, targeting savings-disciplined, debt-averse households that have historically sat outside the PAYGO funnel. The companies said the model sits at the intersection of Africa’s clean energy transition and the rise of digital financial services, and that both intend to scale it.

Easy Solar distributes solar energy solutions and durable goods across West Africa. Since 2016, the company has served over 720,000 people and established more than 19 shops in Sierra Leone.




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Ex-Housemates Salone Star Almon Sall, Bags African Fashion Model of The Year Nomination


One of Sierra Leone’s male models and ex-housemate Salone contestant Alimamy Sall Kamara popularly known as (Almon Sall) has been nominated as best African Fashion Model of the Year 2023 by the African Fashion Desingers Awards.

Almon Sall has represented Sierra Leone on international stages and he is reportedly the first Sierra Leonean model to be nominated for the award and was nominated among different Africans models.

Almon has called on his fans and Sierra Leoneans to support him win the award by voting endlessly for him.

The African Fashion Designer Awards is a fashion exhibition event that showcases Fashion through creative designers by allowing them to display their talent thereby boosting their confidence.

The African Fashion Awards is to raise the profile of African Fashion Creatives in the Global Fashion Industry ensuring that they are featured and considered as serious contributors in the global marketplace.




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