Solar Lanterns for Kenyan's

We in this country have much to be grateful for, even though we seldom think about it. We take so much for granted. We don't think much about the fact that we have plenty of electricity to power an increasingly electronic gadget lifestyle. We have lights, air conditioning, heating, computers, PDA's, smart phones, the list goes on and on. All this is at our fingertips.

I saw a story today on CNN about a man in Nairobi, Kenya who is building small inexpensive LED solar lights for people that have no access to what we take for granted everyday, electric light. His name is Evans Wadongo and he is a CNN Hero. This simple effort is literally changing peoples lives there. The money people save in kerosene and fire wood, traditionally used for lighting, can now go toward buying food. The light helps children with their school at night work keeping many in school. This may seem like nothing to us, but for them it is a major lifestyle improvement. The cost of these life changing lanterns is $20.00 per unit.

Evans Wadongo has built and distributed an estimated 10,000 solar lanterns. Evans has partnered with the non profit Sustainable Development for All-Kenya, (http://sustainabledevelopmentforall.org/).

For more information please go to http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/02/11/cnnheroes.wadongo/

Mr. Green