Quality Program Services, the precursor to Kambo Energy Group, was founded by Areef Abraham and the late Tom Smith, combining Areef’s expertise in utility program design and delivery with Tom’s hands-on experience as a residential weatherization contractor.

Created by Yasmin and Areef Abraham, Empower Me launched as a pilot program to address the lack of diverse participation in energy efficiency programming. What began with a single Punjabi-language education event at a Gurdwara in Surrey, BC has since grown into a trusted energy outreach and education program embedded within communities across North America.

Karim Abraham joined the family business in 2014 and launched Kambo Green Solutions Inc., a division focused on helping commercial building owners and operators unlock cash flow through ROI-driven energy management solutions.

As partnerships with Indigenous Nations continued to grow, Kambo formally launched its Community Power division to focus exclusively on improving housing conditions and reducing energy poverty in Indigenous communities.

As Areef Abraham neared retirement, leadership transitioned to the second generation: sibling duo Yasmin and Karim Abraham. Bringing together residential, commercial, Indigenous, and multicultural expertise under one organization, Quality Program Services amalgamated with Kambo Green Solutions to create Kambo Energy Group.

With support from the Government of Alberta, Empower Me expanded across the province in 2018 to help immigrants and newcomers better understand and access energy programs and information.

The Government of Alberta selected Kambo to design and deliver the province’s first low-income retrofit program. The Home Upgrades Program provided energy retrofits to households experiencing energy poverty and struggling to pay their energy bills.

Kambo closed its Commercial division to concentrate on building equitable, healthy, and resilient communities, and became a market leader in Canada by exclusively supporting underserved communities.

Through a partnership with Alberta Ecotrust Foundation and with support from a collaboration of funders, the Home Upgrades Program was re-launched and expanded, providing fully subsidized home upgrades and energy education to households in the participating communities across Alberta.

Empower Me expanded to Washington to help underserved communities access and take advantage of utility programs.

Kambo Energy Group proudly celebrated 15 years as a family- and minority-owned and -run social enterprise.