We all feel vulnerable at certain points in our lives – a natural part of the human experience – but imagine feeling vulnerable every single day? For the families who live on the chars, or silt islands in the river systems of the most remote and underdeveloped regions of Bangladesh, every single day brings the threat of flooding or […]
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105-year-old Rwandan refugee shines on!
We may have just found our oldest Little Sun fan yet- a 105-year-old Rwandan woman! Three months after we brought 300 Little Sun lamps to elderly refugees in the Gihembe refugee camp, our partner UNHCR Rwanda paid the recipients a visit to speak with them about their experience with the lamp and how it has […]
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Music Lights Up Life! Mr Eazi Donates Little Suns in Nigeria
Mr. Eazi, Afrobeats sensation, donates Little Suns & brings back the music to the Boko Haram ravaged city of Maiduguri, Nigeria. Since their violent resurgence in 2009, Boko Haram have spread destruction and fear across North- East Nigeria. The militant group have killed an estimated 20,000 people, kidnapped 276 Chibok schoolgirls and uprooted over 2 […]
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Solar Powered Light for Refugee Students in Uganda
Little Sun is brightening up the school day in Uganda! Working with Windle Trust Uganda and UNHCR we are donating 300 Little Sun lamps to school students living in the Rwamwanja refugee settlement. Thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) because the security threat in […]
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Living, loving and learning in India
Who’s your ultimate study buddy? Someone bright, reliable and smart? Sounds a lot like a Little Sun lamp! School kids in the region of Khupti and Chinchban in Taluga Newasa, India got their ultimate study buddies in February 2016. Thanks to German Association Love-learn-live e.V, they now have access to a bright, reliable and smart source of light to […]
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Solar Lamps for Refugees
August 19th is World Humanitarian Day. We would like to take this opportunity to celebrate together and highlight two things which are very important to us. First, we want to thank all our humanitarian partners, who give so much in order to offer urgent care and assistance to people around the world. Your cooperation with us has […]
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Ai Wei Wei brings Little Sun lamps to refugees in Greece
World-renowned artist Ai Wei Wei opened a studio last winter on the Greek island of Lesbos, the main entry point in Europe for refugees fleeing their home countries. His intention was to create projects around the global humanitarian crisis to raise awareness, as well as engaging with NGOs, the people from Lesbos and, first and foremost, […]
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Dignity and Light for Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in South Sudan
Since September 2015, following protracted forced displacement in Unity State in South Sudan, there has been an influx of IDPs who have sought sanctuary in Nyal and Ganyiel, in southern Unity State. Most IDPs are women and children who have managed to escape attacks against their villages in central Unity State and have moved south […]
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Emergency Relief Solar Lights for Nepal
In the aftermath of the two major earthquakes and the many other small earthquakes that devastated parts of Nepal as well compromising its electrical grid and infrastructure in 2015, countless Nepalese were forced to live under tarps and makeshift housing. Many continue to live in this way and will be living this way for a […]
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