A Common Goal
Leadership
Karana is the founder of KOC Bridgss to Peace and the leads the Energy in a Box initiative. He has promoted wind energy in schools and communities since 2009 in the United States, Senegal, Sudan, Kenya,, and Côte d’Ivoire. He received technical training and mentorship from Dan Bartman - a renowned small wind instructor at the OtherPower Institute in northern Colorado. And has since designed and built 20 micro-wind turbines using locally sourced recycled parts in Senegal, Darfur, and Côte d’Ivoire. With a background in peacebuilding, humanitarian assistance, and international developoment, Karana has managed over 200 projects in West and Central Africa. He is based in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
Meet the team
Energy in a box is a collaborative effort between KOC Bridges for Peace, which has over 8 years experience building the capacity for rural development in rural Sahelian and coastal communities and Elektra, which specializes in training in the fields engineering .
Karana OLIVIER
Jean-Michel KOUADIO
Technical Advisor at Wind Empowerment
Kostas
Adrien
Miguel
Join the team
We are seeking a board of directors to help us with the launch of Energy in a Box. If you have experience in rural electrification or expertise in wind turbines and energy storage, we would love to hear from you