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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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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Improving Healthcare with Solar Power in Ethiopia
Little Sun and Solar Kiosk bring solar energy to Ethiopia’s rural health clinics. The vast majority of health facilities across Sub-Saharan Africa have no access to electricity. Imagine having a medical emergency at night or delivering a baby without light! One tragic effect of poor facilities is poor treatment, and for this reason, Ethiopia has […]
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Little Suns for Nomadic School Children in Niger
The path to the Ethagas nomadic school leads you through wide pastures, which wildly thrive at the foot of the barren Aïr mountains in the Sahara region. For as long as anyone can remember, wondering caravans have come to this isolated spot to find water and life after hundreds of trudged kilometres through the desert […]
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Shine a Spotlight on Solar: Little Sun at Berlinale
It’s February, and we’re deep into Berlin’s bitter winter. Dark at 4pm, snow on the ground, the sky so grey all you can see is your own breath in the air. It’s time for a little lightness and escapism. That’s why we’re so excited to announce that Berlinale, the world renowned film festival and jewel […]
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Living in the Tanzanian Bush: How the Maasai Community use their Little Suns
In the remote, off-grid bush area where the Maasai community live, it is very difficult to find a reliable source of light after the sun goes down. Maasai people traditionally live a semi-nomadic lifestyle, inhabiting parts of southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. Each tribe is led by a council of elders, and they adhere to […]
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Solar Wishes
To end 2016 with a sparkle we collected and shared some magical solar wishes! Throughout December we gathered the thoughts and aspirations of our friends and supporters from all over the globe. We asked people to answer the question: ‘What is your solar wish to brighten our world?’ For the last days of 2016, we […]
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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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