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…
Lighting Africa Featured In International Innovation’s Energy Focus Week
…to purchase something that doesn’t work well or won’t last. In order to protect consumers and prevent the eroding of consumer confidence in off-grid products in the process, Lighting Africa…
Quality Assurance
Protecting Consumers …the up-front costs of a solar lantern – let alone a Solar Home System – are comparatively high, and most consumers simply cannot afford to purchase something that…
In the News: In Kenya, A Solar Program Puts “Last-Mile” Consumers First
…her family endured total darkness after nightfall. After a taxing 25-kilometer journey to the nearest retailer of solar products, Onyong’e found the Azuri solar home system that now powers her…
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: Public Funding for Off-Grid Solar
…is playing a vital role in providing a basic level of service. For example in Ethiopia, 25% of those with access – around 12 million people – are connected through…
d.light Introduces Pay-As-You-Go Product
…the Lighting Global Minimum Quality Standards, has two light settings – bright ambient light, and task or reading light. In Kenya, customers have the option to purchase this new product…
‘Library’ of Solar Lights puts pico-PV in the hands of approximately 55,000 rural Senegalese
…to solar lights in off-grid rural areas, in order to support strategies to increase demand and uptake. In all, 4,798 lights were made available to the Ministry of Education and…
d.light Introduces Pay-As-You-Go Product
…the Lighting Global Quality Standards, has two light settings – bright ambient light, and task or reading light. In Kenya, customers have the option to purchase this new product via…