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Parents in Africa are willing to buy solar lights so they no longer have to use costly and deadly kerosene and their children can study when the sun goes down. Help share the cost of a quality solar light so people can buy one at an affordable price that helps encourage the local market.
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Situation
The kerosene lamp is choking Africa ºs health, wealth and education potential. Every African home deserves safe, clean solar light - light to learn, light to earn, and freedom to thrive. Kerosene is brutally expensive, typically using 20% of a households weekly budget. The toxic fumes from burning kerosene are extremely bad for people's health and one kerosene lamp contributes a tonne of carbon emissions. Kerosene lamps are also dangerous - burns and fatalities are common place in communities.
Solution
Solar lights provide a clean and safe alternative to kerosene lamps: 1. Increasing household income, as sunshine is free 2. Improving education by enabling children to study after dusk 3. Improving the health of families by removing the toxic fumes from burning kerosene 4. Providing more time that can be used in the evenings for income generating activities Furthermore by selling solar lights we leverage local enterprise and help create a market. This is more sustainable than aid.