At every level of health care, access to power is critical. Whether it’s for light to perform an operation or refrigeration to keep vaccines at the right temperature, energy is necessary to maintain safe practices in life-saving environments. The World Health Organization estimates that one in four health facilities in sub-Saharan Africa lacks access to […]
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New Survey Uncovers How Little Sun Solar Lamps Improve Education, Health, and Economic Well-Being
A new survey released by the Singizi Consulting Africa (Singizi) reveals that the benefits of Little Sun solar technology extend beyond the classroom, improving health conditions as well as costs associated with lighting. The survey is based on nearly 60,000 Little Sun solar lamps that were distributed to students in rural Africa as part of […]
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Little Sun 2022 | A Year in Pictures
Little Sun 2022 | A Year in Pictures For the last decade, we’ve been committed to creating a world powered by the sun and we have you—our generous and loyal community—to thank for our progress. Together with your support, we’ve brought a whopping 2,266,336,765 additional hours of light to households previously living without electricity. Read […]
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Here’s to New Beginnings
Little Sun started 10 years ago with the simple idea to create a small, portable solar lamp for people living without electricity in Ethiopia. Since then, one thing has become clear: Our solar products are only the first step on the energy access ladder. And this is because of a simple fact: Today, almost everything […]
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Empowering Digital Health Innovators with Solar
BRAC and John Snow R&T Institute Inc. win partnerships with Little Sun for Digital Health projects in Uganda and Ethiopia BRAC Uganda and John Snow R&T Institute Inc. win the request for proposals by Little Sun, and will receive a total of 648 Little Sun Charges, state-of-the-art solar-powered phone chargers, to strengthen health systems in […]
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Little Sun’s Covid-19 response: Powering Health
Little Sun works in many areas of the world where proper health care is not a given. According to the World Health Organization, there is one doctor for every 20,000 patients in Tanzania. The recommended ratio is one to 300. In most parts of the country there is no doctor, no nurse, no clinic and […]
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No business as usual: An update from Uganda
In this series, we hear from the Little Sun partners around the globe on how their work and life is affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and what they think the post-pandemic future will bring. We publish accounts from our partners both in Africa as well as in Europe and the United States. At the end […]
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Coronavirus in Senegal: What does daily life look like
As the Covid-19 pandemic challenges daily life everywhere in the world, we reached out to our global partners to check in and hear how their work and life is affected by this crisis. Throughout the series, we will publish accounts from our partners both in Africa as well as Europe and the United States. At […]
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Three social businesses join forces in Senegal – for clean energy and water for all
Funded by Tauw Foundation, Little Sun Senegal now works with Access to Water and Diam’O to empower female entrepreneurs and to strengthen their distribution network. Launched in 2019, the project “Access to water and solar energy for all!”, funded by Tauw Foundation, aims at training women entrepreneurs in Senegal to become sales agents for both […]
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