Little Sun Solar Lamps at PS58!

By now I hope you have heard about Little Sun Foundation and the Solar Schools Rwanda project! It is a wonderful organization that provides solar lights for students who don't have access to clean energy. Here is the link for more information https://littlesunfoundation.org/.
For Earth Day this year we are raising money for the foundation's Solar Schools Rwanda project.  Their goal is to provide every student in the Kamonyi district of Rwanda with a Little Sun solar lamp. Currently, 96% of the households and 50% of the schools in the Kamonyi district have no access to electricity.

Olafur Eliasson (above), a Danish-Icelandic artist, and Frederick
Ottesen, an engineer, are the founders of Little Sun Foundation.

Little Sun's Goals.

Some of the over 22,000 students who have already received
Little Sun solar lamps.

Charging the solar lights. 5 hours of sun equals 4 hours of bright sun.

Eager students waiting for their Little Sun solar lamp! *

A brilliant way to charge the solar light on the way to school!

Using a clean energy solar light instead of toxic kerosene lamps.

Using the Little Sun when the it starts to get dark.

Ms Vanegas and I passing out the Little Sun solar lamps
so PS58 can have the opportunity to make their own
energy and then use it!

One Little Sun solar lamp for each class in our school!

Ms. Connolly's class rehearsing in the auditorium
using only the solar lights.

The Little Sun even went to the Youth Climate Strike.

We haven't had to use the outdoor charging station since
the classrooms get a good amount of sunlight! 

Be sure to send a picture of your child using the Little Sun!  We'll put it up in the lobby!

Photo credits to LittleSunEnergy and *Jean Bizimana.