Article: How Off-Grid Solar Access Impacts Literacy
…daily lives without so much as a second thought. How many of the 758 million adults and 263 million children still lacking basic literacy skills live without electricity? The answer…
Bloomberg Philanthropies Invests $5 million in Little Sun to Increase Access to Clean, Affordable Lighting in Africa
…Modern in London, where the lamp continues to be available for purchase. They are also available for purchase online and in museums, like the MoMA Design Store in New York…
Bloomberg Philanthropies Invests $5m In Little Sun To Increase Access To Clean Lighting In Africa
…in London, where the lamp continues to be available for purchase. They are also available for purchase online and in museums, like the MoMA Design Store in New York City…
BLOG | How Lighting Asia/India empowers women through off-grid solar solutions (by Anjali Garg) – on IFC Medium
…only is it detrimental to people’s daily lives, the lack of efficient energy sources also limits educational and economic opportunities. High-quality off-grid lighting and energy products offer a real and…
Innovative Rural Employers Keep Pace with Employee Needs
“I was buying a full jerry can [of kerosene] costing Ksh 600/- ($ 6.40) for my father and mum every month, only for them to see. Then my brother’s children…
Seeding solar lighting among Kenya’s maize farmers
…would buy paraffin worth Sh20 everyday for my koroboi (open-wick) and pressure lamps but it was often only enough to see us through our evening meal; my children could not…
Sunny Money hits record sales through its ‘student lights’ campaign
…can then buy the lights and enjoy clean, safe and affordable solar lighting. Felista Mlay who lives in Rombo, Kilimanjaro and whose daughter purchased a d.light S1 solar lantern during…
Women Entrepreneurs bring solar products to the ‘last mile’ in Kenya
When Rispa Onyong’e’s neighbor’s house burned down in a horrific kerosene lamp accident, Onyong’e knew that she had to quickly find an alternative lighting solution for her and her family….
Reuters | Solar keeps lights, phones on for rural Kenyans during pandemic blackouts
…not know what I could be using to buy kerosene if I had not installed this solar unit.” With extreme weather and the economic impact of COVID-19 plunging many Kenyans…
The tipping point – How the African market for off-grid lighting products is taking off
The African market for off-grid lighting products is projected to achieve 40 percent to 50 percent annual sales growth, with 5-6 million African households owning quality portable lights (primarily solar)…