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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 […]
Posted inEducation, Humanitarian aid, Off grid, ProjectsA year ago, during Democratic Design Days 2018 in Älmhult, Sweden, we were excited to announce our partnership with IKEA, with the objective to inspire and explore new ways of harnessing the power of the sun through intelligent design whilst raising awareness for the global need for energy access for all. At this year’s event, […]
Posted inArt, Art, Blog, EventsLast 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 […]
Posted inBlog, Education, Education, Off GridCities, 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 […]
Posted inArt, Blog, Education, Events, Off GridMilestone 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 […]
Posted inAll, Blog, Education, Humanitarian Work, Off Grid, StoriesRwanda 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 […]
Posted inAll, Blog, StoriesLittle Sun joins Fridays For Future demonstration in Berlin. Youth worldwide is leaving schools on Fridays to push governments to act against climate change. #FridaysForFuture is a weekly demonstration happening in over 270 locations all over the world, inspired by 15-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg. She’s been protesting for months against climate change and her […]
Posted inAll, Blog, Events, StoriesDear Friends of Little Sun, The power is in our hands to stop the worst effects of climate change, even if the challenge often seems so abstract that it is hard to imagine what we can do on our own. We ask ourselves, How does climate change affect me as an individual? How do I, […]
Posted inAll, Art, Blog, Education, Events, Humanitarian Work, Off Grid, Stories“I once found myself in the situation that I had to pick up an expectant mother at night. I took my Little Sun Charge with me, because I never leave it behind. Along the way it so happened that the woman could not wait any longer and we had to prepare for her birth in […]
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