Your partnership keeps mothers and newborns alive.
Clinics in rural Kenya lose power during childbirth. Your support trains local engineers to build backup batteries so the equipment stays on.
Narok County, Kenya. 15 engineers. 15 clinics. 150,000 lives protected.
Owned by the local Maasai Mara community
Why This Mission Exists
After losing my childhood best friend Penelope suddenly, with no warning she was severely ill, I understood what it means when the people around you cannot access the care they need. Communities in the Maasai Mara face that same reality every time a power outage hits during delivery.
"Electricity determines whether mothers and newborns survive childbirth in rural Africa."
Sarah Wang, CEO & Founder
Every hour without power puts mothers and newborns at risk.
Donate NowWhat Your Partnership Makes Possible
A single $75,000 pilot equips an entire community with the power to save lives - permanently.
Full pilot funding to certify 15 local youth engineers, build 30 stable power sources from recycled materials, and protect 150,000 lives across Narok County, Kenya.
30 stable power sources: 15 LiFePO4 battery systems + 15 solar backup units, built from recovered and recycled materials by locally trained engineers.
Majority Maasai indigenous team: 12 community ambassadors, 15 engineers, and 5 community leaders - 24 stakeholders who own and sustain the program.
Designed to scale: Phase 1 covers Narok County (15 facilities, 150,000 lives). Phase 2 expands nationally across Kenya. Phase 3 enters 1 to 3 new countries per year, all following a documented playbook any county health system can adopt.
When the Power Fails, Lives Are Lost
Over 1 billion people receive healthcare where power can cut out at any moment.
16 mothers in Kenya die each day from preventable causes. Your partnership reduces that number.
Donate NowBioKite's Program: Power That Stays
For the price of one conventional battery ($5,000), BioKite trains a local engineer who builds, maintains, and owns the system. Our batteries last ~7 years. Zero subscriptions. Zero external contractors.
NuruGrid
NuruGrid battery systems are assembled by certified local engineers using retired EV battery cells sourced from the WEEE Centre in Nairobi. LiFePO4 chemistry is chosen for its safety, 7-year lifespan, and tolerance for irregular solar charging in off-grid environments.
NuruLoop
NuruLoop integrates with existing motorbike networks to deliver battery materials and assembled units to remote health facilities, keeping costs low and embedding the solution within systems the community already trusts.
Four Non-Negotiable Requirements
Always-On Power
Clinics maintain uninterrupted electricity for maternal care equipment during every outage.
Continuous Cold Chain
Vaccine and medication refrigeration never breaks, protecting critical supplies.
Certified Local Energy Officer
Every clinic has a 160-hour certified engineer who owns and maintains the power system.
Verified Compliance
Weekly scorecards track uptime, battery health, and equipment status. Full transparency.
Clinic Spotlight: Olosho-Oibor
At Olosho-Oibor, a single nurse-midwife serves 3,000 patients through 4 to 6 power outages every week. During outages, there is currently no backup power. BioKite provides that backup.
Phase 1 (Year 1): Narok County. 15 facilities, 150,000 lives reached, 24 local stakeholders. $75K funds 15 engineers and powers 15 clinics.
Phase 2 (Year 2 to 3): National expansion across Kenya, replicating the documented Narok County model in additional counties.
Phase 3 (Year 3 onwards): Cross-border expansion, 1 to 3 new countries per year, using the same community-ownership playbook.
Projected cost of $350 to $525 per life-year saved in the pilot phase, with potential to reach below $105 per DALY at scale. The WHO benchmark for a highly cost-effective intervention is approximately $2,200.
Three Reasons to Say Yes
BioKite is built to last because the community owns every piece of it.
Local Ownership
Majority Maasai indigenous team. Engineers stay in their community. No expat dependency. The community owns its power permanently.
Measurable Evidence
Weekly scorecards, quarterly impact reports, GRI 305 & GRI 413 alignment. Every dollar tracked, every outcome verified.
Scalable Model
The Narok pilot creates a documented playbook. Expanding to four Kenyan communities. Every new community multiplies the impact.
Your $30,000 can launch the recommended pilot partnership - powering clinics within months.
Become a Pilot PartnerChoose Your Level of Impact
Three tiers, one mission. Every partnership tier saves lives.
- 15 engineers certified as Field Energy Officers
- 15 deployment-grade batteries built
- 6–7 clinics powered (~18,000–25,000 catchment)
- Full uptime data shared quarterly
- Site visit and training co-branding
- 15 engineers and up to 15 clinics
- ~45,000 direct catchment (150,000 projected at scale)
- Published before-and-after data
- Co-author on peer-reviewed study
- Named dispensary partner
- Everything in Pilot Partner
- 12-month monitoring and maintenance
- Annual recertification funded
- Naming rights to deployed clinic battery system
- Advisory council seat
- Early opportunity to co-fund expansion
Split-pay is welcome. We can structure payments across quarters or fiscal years to align with your budget cycle.
We're Not Starting From Zero
24 local youth engineers already enrolled, led by Paul Maina. Four institutional partners on the ground.
Maasai Mara University
Maasai Mara Youth Council
Elongko Africa
ACOPPHE
The People Behind the Mission
A cross-continental team united by one belief: the mother keeps her baby.
Sarah Wang, MPH
Maison Ole Kipila
Mike Tuffour Amirikah
Naeku Leshao
Byron Aho
Brian H. Potts, JD
Tony Medrano, JD/MBA
Tejasvi Sharma, PhD
Yikee Adje, MA
Saving the Mother and Her Baby.
"We would welcome a 30-minute introductory conversation in the next 30 days to explore fit."
Contact: biokitelabs@gmail.com
Sarah Wang, CEO & Founder, BioKite Labs
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Donations to BioKite Labs are tax-deductible. We are filing for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status before February 2027. Donations are processed securely via Stripe.
All partners receive weekly scorecards tracking clinic uptime, battery health, and equipment availability. Quarterly impact reports aligned with GRI 305 and GRI 413 are delivered via email and a private partner dashboard. You see exactly where every dollar goes.
Yes. Pilot Partners and Full Vision Partners are warmly invited to visit Narok County to see the program firsthand. Our local team, led by Maison Ole Kipila (Chief of Partnerships), coordinates site visits with community leaders and clinic staff. We want you to see the impact you make.
87% of donor-funded solar systems fail within five years because ongoing maintenance costs were never budgeted (Lubaale & Mushega, 2025). BioKite solves this by training and certifying local energy officers who own, operate, and maintain the systems. Zero subscriptions, zero dependency on external contractors. The community keeps the power on for approximately 7 years per system.
Absolutely. Split-pay is welcome across all partnership tiers. We can structure payments across multiple quarters or fiscal years to align with your organization's budget cycle. Reach out to biokitelabs@gmail.com to discuss a custom schedule.
BioKite aligns with SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-Being), SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), and SDG 13 (Climate Action). Full alignment documentation is available in our ESG partnership overview.
Every dollar runs the pilot. $75,000 certifies 15 local engineers through a 160-hour program, builds 30 backup batteries from recovered materials, and powers up to 15 clinics in Narok County, Kenya. Our transparent budget is published with line-item detail. No bloated overhead - the money goes to engineers, materials, and communities.
The Narok County pilot is a documented case study designed for replication. Phase 1 covers Narok County in Year 1, reaching 15 facilities and 150,000 lives. Phase 2 expands nationally across Kenya in Year 2 to 3. Phase 3 begins cross-border expansion, entering 1 to 3 new countries per year from Year 3 onwards. Engineers stay. The community owns its power. Full Vision Partners receive priority partnership rights for expansion communities.
References
- BioKite Labs (2026). Internal pilot design documentation and engineering curriculum. Narok County, Kenya.
- Sayagie, G. (2025). Maternal mortality and healthcare infrastructure in Narok County. Community health assessment report.
- World Health Organization (2023). Maternal mortality: Key facts. WHO Global Health Observatory.
- Clinton Health Access Initiative (2025). Cost-effectiveness benchmarks for community health interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Lubaale, G. & Mushega, A. (2025). Failure modes of donor-funded solar installations in East Africa: A five-year retrospective. Journal of Sustainable Energy in Developing Countries.