Light for Africa Program
This Little Light of Mine…
PiSAT Solar has teamed up with the Koinonia Foundation to provide K-Lights to villages across Africa, replacing the dangerous kerosene lanterns commonly used on a continent where 75% of homes have no electricity.
Kerosene lanterns can pose a fire hazard, pollute the environment and create dangerous, toxic fumes. Kerosene fuel is also expensive, and the nearest fuel sources are often miles away. The K-Light was originally designed to be a safe, inexpensive alternative for these villages.
Together with the Koinonia Foundation, PiSAT is bringing the K-Light to Africa through the Koinonia Foundation’s Beacon program. The Beacon Program encourages economic growth and poverty reduction by helping unemployed mothers begin sustainable businesses.
Women in the Beacon Program work together and receive business training to begin their small businesses. Each woman then receives a grant of 6 solar-powered LED lanterns, known as K-Lights, with which to begin her business. She can grow her business by purchasing additional K-Lights at a reduced cost, as well as by selling additional products. As the number of women in the cooperative grows, the women work together to help those less skilled to begin and operate their businesses.
The Foundation recently began the pilot operation of the Beacon Program in the Nyarugenge district of Kigali, Rwanda.
For every K-Light sold commercially, PiSAT Solar donates a portion of the proceeds to the Koinonia Foundation.
So, let your light shine over the world today.
