Little Sun is thrilled to present Eye on the Future, an interdisciplinary film created in partnership with Florida State University, that draws attention to the devastation caused by extreme weather patterns fueled by climate change. Eye on the Future is a video created by four artists in collaboration with their community and Little Sun. Social […]
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Online workshop: Learn how solar technology works
What are the components of a solar lamp? How can we harness the power of the sun and turn it into light? This is what we will discover in this online workshop by taking apart a Little Sun solar lamp and learning about every component inside. We will explain everything to you the whole solar […]
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Give light to communities in urgent need of clean energy
Are you based in the US? Click here. -Little Sun’s COVID-19 response- 100% of all one-time donations support our Covid-19 relief program ‘Powering Health’. Find out more. To learn about other ways to partner with us, please contact info@littlesunfoundation.org Little Sun’s Global Impact “Art helps us identify with one another and expands the […]
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How solar power helps children with albinism to thrive
Last month, Rwandan NGO Hand in Hand for Development (HIHD) distributed Little Sun lamps to 144 school children living with albinism, economic difficulties and no access to electricity. Albinism appears in all racial and ethnic groups throughout the world. In Africa, it is estimated that 1 in every 5,000 to 15,000 people have albinism and […]
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Solar Nightwalk – A unique experience on Governors Island
Join the event on August 3 on the beautiful island, co-created by Little Sun, Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts, and immersive theater artist Nate Koch Click here to attend The special public late night event will bring together close to 200 people of all ages for an engaging, fun, and educational “off the grid” […]
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Solar in Classrooms Connecting Spain and Uganda
Students from an international school in Spain work with Ugandan children to explore Little Sun’s solar education workshops for Earth Day 2017. The Kindred Project, a student-led NGO from Sotogrande International School in Spain, came across Little Sun when three M3 students were studying for their Community Project, which focuses on finding ways to support […]
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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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Maasai Community Teach their Students about Solar Power for Earth Day
All over the world people are taking action for Earth Day and the March for Science, which are both happening on Saturday April 22nd. There is a global surge of support for the progress of scientific research, climate change campaigning and sustainability education. In solidarity with this fantastic movement, our partner project Archdiocese of Arusha […]
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The Impact of Solar on Ethiopian Classrooms: Findings From Save the Children
There’s a proverb in Amharic, the official language of Ethiopia, which describes how one little thing can be many big things to many people at the same time. “Be’ānidi dinigayi huleti wefi.” The closest translation in English is “killing two birds with one stone.” This is how the people of Afar, Ethiopia, explained how they […]
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