OUR HISTORY

Elephant Energy is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Denver, Colorado and Katima Mulilo, Namibia.  The organization was founded by Doug Vilsack, a young Colorado lawyer with extensive experience working in Namibia on various projects with the World Wildlife Fund.  In August 2008, Doug carried 50 BoGo solar-powered flashlights to Namibia in his backpack for use in benefit distribution plans to be drafted by local community-based conservation organizations called "Conservancies."  The demand for these cheap, durable lights was enormous, prompting additional efforts to bring BoGo lights to Namibia, as well as other useful renewable energy technologies designed for use in rural communities in developing countries.   This initial backpack of 50 lights has resulted in the distribution of thousands of lights and other appropriate sustainable energy technologies in throughout Namibia and on the Navajo Nation in the Southwestern United States.