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SolarAid confronts one of humanity鈥檚 greatest injustices 鈥� fuel poverty - by harnessing the extraordinary power of the sun. Instead of giving aid, they are using aid to create sustainable, viable markets for small solar lights in Africa. By capturing the sun by day and beaming out clean free light at night 鈥� children are able to study, parents can work and families feel safe. With your help,聽SolarAid are using brilliant ideas to help families in rural, off-grid communities to invest in their own future and change their lives by doing something simple 鈥� buying a solar light.聽Huge strides are being made and lights are selling fast. So fast that聽they are struggling to keep up with demand. Which is why聽they need more funds, to replenish stock and fund聽their field teams who work to get solar lights into the hands of those who need them most.聽 To date,聽SolarAid have聽sold over 200,000 solar lights, meaning the world鈥檚 poorest can study, work and socialise after dark without burning expensive and toxic kerosene lamps. By sharing the cost of a light you鈥檒l be helping聽SolarAid achieve聽their audacious goal 鈥� to eradicate all kerosene lamps from Africa by 2020.

Michael Phiri and his brother study after dark. With affordable solar light school pass rates are on the rise.

Mrs Silowimba is a teacher and uses the extra 鈥榣ight time鈥� to write the next day鈥檚 lesson plan. Solar light extends the working day and can even enable a second income.

I鈥檇 put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power!鈥� 鈥� Thomas Edison, 1931.

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