Providing Solar Lights for Girls
Extending Opportunities Beyond Daylight
Lighting Up Futures
Without access to electricity, productivity is limited to daylight hours. Darkness eliminates the possibility for girls to study or read after the sun goes down. Operation business hours are reduced, decreasing the potential for income.
Many people living in poverty have little concept of financial literacy, with 63 percent of the world’s 750 million illiterate adults, being women. In Uganda, an estimated only 41% of have access to electricity.
what Our solar light initiative contributes
In rural areas without electricity, productivity ends when the sun sets, limiting girls’ ability to study and families’ ability to earn.
- Enabled girls to study and complete homework after dark.
- Extended business hours for families, increasing their income potential.
- Improved safety and productivity in rural households.
