Burkina Faso, literally “the country of honest people” is a beautiful West African country, rich in folkloric traditions, ethnic diversity, a lively cultural scene and captivating beauty of landscapes. Boureima Tanga Kabre and Issaka Dahani are Little Sun’s partners in Burkina Faso since 2014 and have helped distribute over 16,000 solar lamps and train more […]
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Tackling economic hurdles of climate change
Climate change is clearly affecting the world’s natural landscapes and ecosystems, as well as our health. Global warming is also having a significant effect on local economies, pushing more people into poverty. At the Global Climate Action Summit, September 12–14 in San Francisco, Inclusive Economic Growth is one of the five key issue areas. It […]
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From San Francisco to Nepal
Last year at the Pathway to Paris event, artist Olafur Eliasson created an interactive artwork with all 2,800 attendants. He led choreography that motioned the audience to hold up the Little Suns, resulting in a visually striking “solar-powered sunrise”. After the event, 2,800 lamps have been allocated to be sent to Puerto Rico with the […]
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#SUNFrancisco – Little Sun is on a mission to shine a light on climate action
We can all contribute to the solutions to our planet’s problems! The current warming climate is mostly the result of human activity since the 1950s, but we have the power to connect and, together, find solutions to climate challenges. From September 12th to 14th, the Global Climate Action Summit takes place in San Francisco, bringing […]
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Cars instead of camels- Little Suns join a caravan from Brussels to Agadez
Little Suns crop up in many places around the world, but often the journey they embark on to get there is also remarkable! Currently, an initiative is underway, set up by three Tuareg friends living in Brussels and Paris to transport charitable donations, via a caravan, from Brussels to Agadez, their home town in Niger- […]
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Welcoming the Little Sun Foundation – Because Solar Power Means Empowerment
Little Sun is growing! We are excited to be launching the Little Sun Foundation, which is an extension of our Little Sun social business. But what is the difference between the two? The mission of our Little Sun Foundation is to bring solar energy to the most vulnerable communities worldwide who are off the grid […]
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Santa Shoebox makes solar wishes a reality in rural South Africa
We’d like to take the chance to say thank you again to all those of you who donated so generously last Christmas to the Santa Shoebox Project. We’ve now received pictures and words of thanks back from the communities who received the lamps so we wanted to share the smiles with you here! For those […]
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The Little Sun Impact: urgent relief for refugees in Niger
In October 2016, we responded to an urgent need for emergency relief lights in Niger. We worked with Save the Children Niger to distribute 250 lamps to people fleeing unrest in the Diffa region. Save the Children has just released a new report measuring the impact of this distribution for the displaced people in Niger. The statistical evidence brought […]
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Solar for the Children of the Moroccan Desert
What’s the most adventurous thing you’ve ever done? How did you manage to achieve it, against all odds? For Auxane and Jennifer, two third year Speech Therapy students from Montpellier University, France, their big adventure was not only competing in a gruelling car rally across the Moroccan Desert but somehow also managing to also deliver Little Sun […]
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