550 million people in Africa don’t have access to electricity, and in Kigali, Rwanda, only 16% of the population does. The World Bank states “Over 1.4 billion people are still without access to electricity worldwide, almost all of whom live in developing countries.” Most families use kerosene lanterns in their homes, but the lanterns burn kids, start fires, they’re bad for the environment, and are expensive, costing up to 10$ a month to run. Five girls from the FAWE School in Kigali have a solution and brought us on board to help: To start solar lantern collectives for these families. These lanterns sunlight into electricity. They make homes safer by not burning harmful kerosene and these lanterns will help these families, because they can be charged and recharged and save them money. Our goal this year was to find out more about solar lanterns, raise awareness about the importance of renewable electricity forms, and support the girls of FAWE with their project.
FAWE Solar Lantern Group explain their project
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Brookwood Students reflecting on alternative forms of energy
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