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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 […]
Posted inEducation, Education, Off grid, Off Grid, StoriesWe 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 […]
Posted inBlog, Education, Education, Humanitarian aid, Humanitarian Work, Off Grid, ProjectsLittle Sun brightens the minds of children all over the world, sparking kids’ curiosity in art, sustainability and solar power through the Little Sun Education Programme. Our art and education expert, Jai, has created a wonderful set of activities and tools for teachers to use and take inspiration from. Kyle Kermick, a design & technology […]
Posted inEducation, ProjectsTo 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 […]
Posted inProjects, StoriesLittle Sun has, from its inception, brought clean light into the lives of children living with and without access to electricity. The Little Sun education projects are a logical expansion of this, continuing one of the core functions of Little Sun as a fun, accessible tool educating people all over the world about the benefits […]
Posted inArt, Education, ProjectsWelcome to Heartist House – 하티스트 하우스: the warm home of the Samsung C&T Fashion Group’s social responsibility platform. HEARTIST is the only fashion CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) store in South Korea. They provide sustainable and eco-friendly goods in a space they share with what they describe as ‘warm-hearted artists’. HEARTIST donates all its profits to the beneficiaries of their […]
Posted inArt, Education, Events, ProjectsWe 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 […]
Posted inBlog, Humanitarian aid, Humanitarian Work, ProjectsMads Nørgaard, a leading fashion store in Copenhagen, is now presenting Little Sun as an ideal gift idea – just in time for Christmas. On 26 November, the store welcomed fashion and eco-conscious locals to the Copenhagen store to ‘launch’ Little Sun’s presence there, along with Olafur to talk about the project, meet and greet and […]
Posted inArt, Events, ProjectsMr. 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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