Programs
One Million LIghts’ programs range from individual solar-light distributions to group-wide fundraising, including grade-school, university, and corporate projects. Here are a just a few of our stories:
Lights Up One’s Life 2015
Global Ambassador’s Jane Oyugi and Mark Collins completed their 3rd OML distribution in Tanzania in November. They distributed 192 Nokero lights to students. While in Tanzania under their organization called, Sustenersol, they also worked on bringing clean energy and clean drinking water to the Dodoma region of Tanzania. They installed a microgrid at a local primary [Read more…]
Pam Ulicny- Stem Educator
About Me I have been teaching Life Science, Biology, and Environmental Science for in Tri-Valley Jr/Sr High School located in Hegins, PA since 1992. Over the years, I have enjoyed sharing my passion for science and lifelong learning with generations of Tri-Valley grads. I specialize in herpetology (the study and care of reptiles and amphibians), [Read more…]
One Million Lights and Interact 5160
By Kirpa Wirk, November 2015 Every year One Million Lights gets the opportunity to teach, study with, and fundraise with students all over the country. For the 2015-2016 school year One Million Lights is partnering with Interact District 5160 to improve the daily lives of children and adults by fundraising and donating towards providing clean and [Read more…]
Kwelanga Solar
One Million Lights is partnering with Kwelanga Solar for solar energy education programs and a pay-as-you-go solar light in the area around Cape Town, South Africa. This initiative was started by Ed Bender, the president of Sundance Solar, based in New Hampshire. This is an ongoing Active Project, so please consider donating today! Here is the [Read more…]
One Million Students at the Military and Global Leadership Academy, Charlotte, NC
April 27, 2015 One Million Lights got the pleasure of teaching our One Million Students program for 600 students at The Military and Global Leadership Academy at Marie G. Davis in Charlotte, North Carolina. The lessons were led by OML Global Ambassadors, William Lee and Josh Krasignor. The event went spectacular. The program was custom [Read more…]
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…]
Reflections on Indonesia 2015
By: Sierra Fan, February 2015 This January, I took on the ambitious project of distributing 7000 solar lights in West Java, Indonesia with a team from OML and Energizer Indonesia. After 5 years with OML, and 2 years in Indonesia, I was familiar with the type of communities and distributions. However, this project gave me [Read more…]
Lights For Learning- Selva Negra Story
By: Josh Krasignor, NC State Student February 2015 Over Winter break several [Read more…]
Special Projects- NGO Requests
Everyday One Million Lights receives requests for lights. Our usual response is, sure but do you have the capacity to fundraise for the lights? OML matches raised funds by 15% for the cost of lights and shipping. It is partnership that make distributions happen. Sometime we get requests from NGO’s who do not have the [Read more…]
Illuminating India
By: Kirpa Wirk, February 2015 Kirpa Wirk of Santa Cruz, a senior at University of California Santa Cruz, has long been passionate about passing on knowledge. She was inspired by the work of non-profit organizations broadening educational horizons of students around the world, and pursued to become a Global Ambassador for One Million Lights. In [Read more…]
