Holding Hands with the Sun
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Project updates the Little Sun solar lamp: about 220,000 units sold, roughly two thirds distributed where there is no grid, and recent Bloomberg $5 million support to scale distribution into nine African countries. Units retail ~ $30 in museums and Western shops and are sold in rural markets at a price meant to compete with kerosene under a market-led kill kerosene campaign. Claim is measurable: reduced indoor fuel use, cleaner air, extended evening work/education hours, and new retail-social business partnerships.
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