Solar lamps helping communities

Monday, May 16, 2016

Saroj, 11, studies under the solar light in his temporary house in Gorkha built after the earthquake. After the earthquake there was no light in most of the houses in his community for months before it was reinstalled. This solar lamp was the only source of light for his family until the restoration.

“I could do my homework and study at night when there was no electricity at all in our village. Now, I use it when studying in the evening,” he says.

Rather than using and spending money on candles or kerosene lights people find these lamps very useful, easy to carry and most importantly easy to recharge in the sun light. Even though the electricity lights have been reconnected, it has been helpful during the long hours of load shedding [scheduled rolling blackouts] in Nepal.

Over the past year, World Vision has distributed more than 22,000 solar lamps in seven districts, benefiting more than 100,000 people in the earthquake affected areas. Beneficiaries were also provided information on how to use the solar lamps. It has a mobile charger point where people can recharge their mobile phones for communication.