Make an orphaned child the “Light of Your Life”

Summary

Our campaign will end the use of harmful and polluting candles and kerosene by providing solar and wind-up Lifelights and Radios – which are clean, safe, LED lanterns isolated orphaned families

What is the issue, problem, or challenge?

Rwanda has more than 101,000 households headed by a child. The poorest of the poor - most children live in extreme poverty and are dependent on dangerous and polluting kerosene and candles for light. The innovative solar powered, wind-up Lifelight will enable children study, to see properly to cook their food, to safely walk at night to the toilet and to see snakes, spiders and other dangers – real or imagined.

How will this project solve this problem?

Working in collaboration with partners to distribute Lifelights, we train in their use/care and present an environmental program to encourage stewardship of their local environment

Potential Long Term Impact

10,000 child-headed households will have immediate access to sustainable, affordable, safe, clean energy lighting. 10,000 child-headed households will be able to read, do homework, cook and play after dark.

Project Message

The Light of Your Life Campaign will reach the most vulnerable communities who have no access to electricity, whilst appreciating the orphans of Rwanda represent only a tiny fraction those in Africa
- Kristine Pearson, Chief Executive of the Lifeline Energy

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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