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Nepal Relief

Nepal Relief

April 26, 2015 One Million Lights and Gham Power are working together, putting solar microgrids in Nepal.  These projects have been in the works for many months with an install estimate of early June.  With the devastating earthquake that hit on April 25, Gham Power and its partners are doing everything they can to get [Read more…]


Brightening the Tribal Villages of Barwani

Brightening the Tribal Villages of Barwani

February 5, 2015 Barwani district was formed on 25th May 1998. It was carved out of West-Nimar, Khargone district. Barwani is situated in the south-west side of Madhya Pradesh and river Narmada flows from its northern border.  District is surrounded by Satpuda (in South) and Vindhyachal (in North) forest ranges. In 2011,  Barwani  had  population  [Read more…]


Lighting up Kunnur

Lighting up Kunnur

January, 2015 In India, approximately 87.7% of households in rural areas do not have access to any modern sources of energy. Included in thisis the small village of Kunnur located in Watrap Taluk, in the Virudhunagar District of Tamil Nadu State, India. The lack of power in rural villages has a big impact upon education [Read more…]


Light The Way- Make a Difference

Light The Way- Make a Difference

May 2015 – Improve Health, Increase Safety, Reduce Pollution and Save Money…Solar energy can make a difference in the livesof billions of people worldwide who have limited or no access to electricity.  Small villages in Costa Rica have limited access to energy and have to rely on the more costly alternatives including kerosene for light [Read more…]


Bringing Reliable Light to Kishen Garh

Bringing Reliable Light to Kishen Garh

November 15, 2014 In December, Global Ambassadors Kirpa and Alison plan to travel to a village in Punjab called Kishen Garh. Electricity in Kishen Garh is extremely erratic, and having solar lanterns on hand will help the village continue to prosper. While visiting Kirpa and Alison will spend some time educating the people there about [Read more…]


Pilot Microgrid Program: Lake Eyasi, Tanzania

In 2014, One Million Lights is taking on the ambitious goal of providing complete social services using a solar powered micro-grid to a rural community in Tanzania. Lake Eyasi is a group of rural villages outside the beautiful Ngorogoro crater. In this area a local lady, Lightness, runs a vocational center for young mothers. It [Read more…]


One Million Students Educational Program

One Million Students Educational Program

August 2013 – One Million Students is a program of One Million Lights promoting solar energy education to schoolchildren from grade K-12. We are currently fundraising to support the operating costs of this program. Key Features of the Program: The program aims to reach over a thousand schools in the next few years. The program [Read more…]


Pallavi’s Story – Agara, India

Pallavi Rajan, our youngest ambassador to date, delivers 100 lights all the way from California to students in India.



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Sierra‘s Reflections - Philippines
After a week-long distribution of 180 solar lights, Light Ambassador Sierra Fan reflects on her experience in the Philippines.

Distributing solar lights in rural India
The absolute joy in the face of a child who has just received his very own solar light… so that he can read at night… is 100% worth every penny.

Jessica‘s story - Olmoti Clinic, Tanzania
Ambassador Jessica Matthys: The solar lanterns will make a significant impact on these women‘s lives.