Give light to communities in urgent need of clean energy


Little Sun’s Global Impact

“Art helps us identify with one another and expands the notion of ‘we’ from the local to the global.” – Olafur Eliasson

To date, Little Sun has distributed over 500K solar lamps to communities not connected to the electrical grid.
Find out more about our impact here and read about our on the ground programs below.

Solar Schools Program in Rwanda

The Solar Schools Program is an innovative package tailored to foster learning by providing pupils access to light and the opportunity to study for longer, in the comfort of modern light. In addition headmasters and teachers are provided with a powerful light and solar phone charger. It is expected that access to solar lights will have a positive impact on student’s performance as well as additional benefits. Find out more!

Safe Light for Refugees in Ethiopia

With numbers reaching over 3 million, Ethiopia has the largest internally displaced population in the world. Little Sun has been working with IOM – International Organization for Migration SLO Ethiopia since 2017 to bring light to these vulnerable communities, focusing primarily on women and children. For women and girls, these lamps reduce rates of gender-based violence that is more likely to occur after sundown. Read more here!

Entrepreneurship in Senegal and Burkina Faso

Entrepreneur trainings, by our teams in Senegal and Burkina Faso, are the perfect opportunity for future sales agents to spread the word about access to sustainable energy, improve the livelihoods in rural areas, whilst making an extra income. These entrepreneurs become solar ambassadors and make a remarkable impact on the local economy. Since 2014, our entrepreneurship network – mostly women – has sold more than 40,000 solar products. Learn more about Senegal! Learn more about Burkina Faso!

Rural Health Workers in Zanzibar

Using a mobile health app, over 400 Community Health Volunteers can help pregnant women better plan for facility deliveries as well as pre and post-delivery care. As many of the volunteers lack electricity in their homes, Little Sun has equipped over half of them with portable solar-powered phone chargers. The chargers provide the reliable energy needed to power their most important tool: the smartphone. Find out more!

Little Sun is a charity registered in the United States as a 501(c)3, EIN 30-1068365 and in Germany as an e.V., Reg.-Number: VR 35367 B. Donations from these countries are fully tax deductible.
If you would like to donate by check or wire transfer, or are based in another region, please contact Clay Tarica at clay@littlesunfoundation.org or +1 (917) 541-6342.
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