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Little Sun reaches the children of Wonchie, a town 155km west of Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. Many thanks to Lidet Tilahun and Southwest Energy for their wonderful work in distributing the lamps. Lidet tells us about the experience: Today we distributed the lamps to the children and community of Wonchie. The community was so happy […]
Posted inBlog, Humanitarian Work, Off GridMoshi, a town at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, is a popular pit stop for many passers-by hiking to the summit. Despite being the capital of the Kilimanjaro region, HIV prevalence remains high and many families live without consistent, safe electricity. mondo*arc Editorial Assistant Femke Gow had the opportunity to visit four families […]
Posted inBlog, Humanitarian Work, Off GridA big highlight of Little Sun’s 2015 #SummerOfSolarLove campaign was being so beautifully and prominently presented by KaDeWe, one of Germany’s best-loved department stores. Throughout June 2015, the iconic store featured a Little Sun window display on Berlin’s shopping boulevard, the Ku’Damm, as well as featuring the lamps within KaDeWe in a colourful pop-up shop. […]
Posted inEvents, ProjectsAt 5,895 meters, Uhuru Peak, Mount Kilimanjaro, is the highest natural elevation point in all of Africa. And Little Sun has now made it all the way there! Michael Schlawitz, an IT specialist by trade, now spends his time in Tanzania dedicated to spreading solar light, among his other projects. He shares with us his […]
Posted inAll, Blog, Off Grid, StoriesLocated in the South Pacific, Tongoa Island, one of Vanuatu’s smallest islands was also the hardest hit by Tropical Cyclone Pam in March, 2015. Thanks to the hard work of Francesca von Habsburg and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary (TBA21) team, Little Sun lamps were distributed to schools damaged or destroyed by the cyclone. We’re […]
Posted inAll, Blog, Humanitarian Work, Off Grid, Stories24-year-old Tilla D Katenga is passionate about making a positive difference in our world. Recently, he took it upon himself to bring Little Sun lamps to his home village in Malawi and he shared his story with us. I’m a 24-year-old Namibian born student and banker with Malawian and South African roots. I read the November […]
Posted inAll, Blog, Humanitarian Work, Off Grid, StoriesThe Rough Road to Matipwili Part 1 Mason Huffine is Little Sun’s laugh-a-minute business and sales manager for Africa and he’s just returned to Berlin from another solar light-bringing adventure in Tanzania, a country close to his heart after living there for four years. He wanted to share with us his stories and pictures from […]
Posted inHumanitarian Work, Off Grid, StoriesThe Rough Road to Matipwili Part 2 Mason Huffine is Little Sun’s laugh-a-minute business and sales manager for Africa and, a few weeks ago, returned to Berlin from another solar light-bringing adventure in Tanzania, a country close to his heart after living there for four years. This post is Part Two of his stories and […]
Posted inBlog, Humanitarian Work, Off GridMelody Sarudzayi Joachim, one of Little Sun’s oldest friends and Chairperson of Alight Zimbabwe (Little Sun’s partner and distributor in Zimbabwe, comprised of a group of Zimbabweans who were supported as children by PLAN International), sat down for a chat with us to tell us about her work selling Little Sun lamps to those without access […]
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