Solar Aid

The idea of development and aid is one that many departments will teach.

One of the obvious ways that people are disadvantaged is through a lack of an appropriate power or light source for their home.

Around 950 million people in Africa cook their food using wood, for example.

A lack of lighting means that when daylight ends (which for locations in the tropics is for a significant part of each and every day), there is little chance to continue working, reading, studying or carrying out some tasks safely.

Solar Aid offers a simple low cost solution in the form of solar lamps which charge during the day.

Check the website for useful case studies of how a small change and device can change people's lives.