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2 Billion Without Access to Clean, Safe, Affordable Light
3 Strikes - Deadly, Expensive, Poor Quality
Kerosene causes 1.5 million deaths annually
A major cause of burns and respiratory illnesses, kerosene is responsible for the deaths of 1.5 million people each year. With kerosene smoke inhalation equivalent to 4 packs of cigarettes per day, asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia and cancer are common in rural households.
A family’s income is wasted.
Families spend 20 to 30 percent of their income on kerosene or lamp oil. Globally, these impoverished families spend an estimated $36 billion to illuminate homes. Due to transportation costs, kerosene is most expensive in the rural areas that need it most.
Less than 5% of a standard lightbulb.
A typical kerosene lamp emits 10 to 15 lumens of light from locally sourced kerosene lamps which is far below the light of a standard 60 watt bulb that produces 800 lumens of light.
A brighter world makes us safer.
A Brighter World
Light Provides Education
Children with access to clean, safe, bright light get more out of their education.
Solar lighting can nearly doubled children’s study time and greatly improved performance, by allowing children to continue school work after sundown.
Light for Light is helping to unlock learning and a healthier hopeful future!