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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Earth Hour 2019: Little Sun illuminates Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate
Cities, sights and millions of people worldwide called for climate action this Saturday by switching off their lights. Little Sun celebrated with WWF Germany in Berlin and illuminated the Brandenburg Gate with an installation of more than 500 Little Sun solar lamps in the shape of the seven continents. WWF’s Earth Hour campaign inspires […]
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20 million additional study hours for students in Rwanda
Milestone reached: All school children in off-grid areas of Kamonyi district are now equipped with solar. „Many schools in the Kamonyi District, Rwanda, have no access to electricity. We started by giving 5 schools of Kamonyi solar powered study tools. In the next years we are going to equip the whole district, until no […]
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What can we learn from Rwanda’s sustainable growth?
Rwanda is a country known for its beautiful, curving green horizons, vividly manifesting the land’s title: The Country of a Thousand Hills. But did you know, that Rwanda is also a global leader in effectively integrating climate resilience and gender equality strategies? Rwanda is putting significant efforts in place to focus its development goals on […]
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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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Get your own solar panel artwork! The Solar Panel Art Series launches its first auction
Little Sun’s friends form the Berlin-based Solar Panel Art Series just launched their first in a round of three benefit auctions! In partnership with online auction house Paddle8 the auction will run from June 15 to June 29 and the proceeds will support Little Sun Foundation’s Solar School Programm, bringing school children and their teachers […]
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Earth Hour 2018: Experiencing the power of solar and togetherness
‘Switch off the lights, and turn on your Little Sun’ said Olafur in his video message on Saturday – and so the Earth Hour at our Little Sun Headquarters began. Together with The Solar Panel Art Series, we invited guests to switch off the lights and experience how it feels to spend one hour only in […]
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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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What do goats, dignity and solar have in common?
Well, thanks to Plan International Rwanda, 610 schoolgirls in Nyaruguru, Rwanda, now happily know the answer. Plan International Rwanda, in partnership with the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA Rwanda), saw the need for the rights of girls in rural Rwanda to be promoted. They saw a need for working towards a society where girls can […]
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