Power less
1.4 billion people, nearly a quarter of humanity live without access to electricity (according to the International Energy Agency’s 2010 findings). It's impossible to fully grasp the social and economic impact of so-called “energy poverty.” In India, many remote villages rely on kerosene, a dangerous and expensive source of fuel for light.
1.4 billion people, nearly a quarter of humanity live without access to electricity (according to the International Energy Agency’s 2010 findings). It's impossible to fully grasp the social and economic impact of so-called “energy poverty.” In India, many remote villages rely on kerosene, a dangerous and expensive source of fuel for light.
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The world’s poor spends a staggering US$ 40 billion annually for their energy needs. This equals 10 to 25% of their precarious monthly household budgets on dirty fuels like kerosene. Many remote villages in tribal India are still without electricity. Just £15.00 buys a solar light which will give a family more than enough good light on a daily basis when fully charged. Women can continue with their work, without the toxic hazard of burning kerosene and more importantly children can study into the evening without damaging their eye sight. Whenever I am given a charity donation my first thought is which village needs solar lights!