How Much Does Kerosene Really Cost?
“My children use the kerosene lamp to study at night, but on the days when I can only afford to buy a very small amount of kerosene my children do…
Access to Finance
Access to finance is arguably the most significant challenge to the off-grid solar sector; importers, retailers, and distributors all need significant working capital to be able purchase and import inventory…
VACANCY | Communications Consultant (China)
…education. Read more about our program here: www.lightingglobal.org/about In 2016, Lighting Global began working in China with the intention of increasing awareness of Lighting Global Quality Verification and methodology and…
Putting “Last-Mile” Consumers First in Kenya
…allowed Onyong’e to take the items without capital, offer them for purchase to neighbors in her village, and receive payment after sales. After the training from Lighting Africa/Kenya, Onyong’e added…
Seeding solar lighting among Kenya’s maize farmers
…heartily took up the idea. She bought her family a d.light S250 lantern using a loan advanced by the Korosiot Women’s Group, which she will repay in two months. I…
Lighting Africa Featured In International Innovation’s Energy Focus Week
…requires that solar lighting products meet this specification in order to qualify for carbon financing (CDM). African governments, including Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia, have adopted or are adopting national standards…
Quality Assurance
…Buyers, governments, and institutions around the world have used our standards to protect consumers and effectively regulate the marketplace. More than 20 national governments have adopted standards based on those…
PAYG Insight Series: Sales Agent Network Management
…5 years), it has also forced agents to develop an additional set of skills. Agents can no longer focus on one big sale. Instead, they now have to engage in…
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…