UT GivePower is the University of Texas at Austin chapter of the GivePower Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose headquarters sit right here in Austin. We are a student-run organization that channels the energy, talent, and ambition of UT students toward one of the world's most pressing challenges: bringing reliable electricity and clean water to communities that lack both.
Our proximity to GivePower's global headquarters gives us something no other university chapter has — direct access to the engineers, operators, and decision-makers deploying Solar Water Farms and off-grid solar systems across 32 countries. Students don't just hear about impact; they walk the same halls where that impact is planned and measured.
What began as a small group of passionate Longhorns has grown into a multi-committee organization spanning engineering, research, fundraising, and service. Whether we are designing micro-grid prototypes, conducting desalination membrane research in the Kumar Lab, or traveling abroad to install solar panels on schools, every effort feeds into a single mission: power the world with clean energy and deliver safe drinking water to those who need it most.