Ambassador Stories
Energizer and One Million Lights brighten indigenous communities in Zambales
Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation original article By Jonas Reyes Published: May 17, 2013 OLONGAPO CITY – In a collaborated effort, Energizer Philippines and One Million Lights (OML) Philippines recently distributed 300 solar-powered LED flashlights to the indigenous communities of Zambales. According to Energizer Philippines brand manager Joan Mendoza, “When we began this project with OML, [Read more...]
Global Ambassador James inspired to light up community in Philippines this fall
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela May 2013 – James Olivas of Belmont, California, a junior at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, CA, is passionate about education. He has been inspired by the work of non-profit organizations furthering educational opportunities of students around the [Read more...]
Vasanth’s Story Lighting Up Lives
Vasanth Kommu writes of his experience as a One Million Lights student ambassador to India in winter, 2012. He raised funds and distributed lights to people in Bangalore slums and the Sai Ashram of Hyderabad.
Students for Solar light up Haiti
In January 2013, William Lee represented North Carolina State University’s Students for Solar and One Million Lights in bringing clean and renewable lighting to rural villages of Haiti.
Sadaf’s Story – Kenya
101 lights to the girls of Kakenya Center for Exellence school October 2012 The first primary girls’ school in the region, the Kakenya Center for Excellence opened its doors in 2009 and targeted the most underprivileged girls from the Masai tribal community. Like many communities around the world, woman and girls were marginalized by cultural [Read more...]
Students Team Up To Brighten Lives
An international team of students delivers 236 lights to Cambodia and Ghana October 2012 This summer, Challenge Your World, an international platform for university students, partnered with One Million Lights to bring light up households in Cambodia and Ghana. The international team of ambassadors held fundraisers all around the globe. They coordinated bake sales in Canada and [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.
Challenge Your World
Challenge Your World, an international group of university students from countries all around the world, is dedicated to lighting up households in both Cambodia and Ghana this July & August 2012. Read more about this project.
Global Ambassador Evie’s Project to Light Up Haiti
Evie is a senior at Alameda Community Learning Center and is passionate about helping those who are in need of basic fundamentals such as light. Evie’s goal is to raise funds for 50 solar lights for use in a medical clinic and an orphanage, to be distributed at the end of this year in Haiti. Read more about this project.
Karishma’s Story
Karishma Popli, a continuing Ambassador of One Million Lights, is chosen to join President Obama at the signing of the America Invents Act.
