24 June 2008
This little light of mine
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All the equipment for a solar lamp
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Families in Banswara Area Development Programme (ADP) tend not to have electricity and rely on kerosene lamps in the evening, which provide very little light.
World Vision is providing a much more effective alternative. In the past year, 665 Solar-powered LED lamps have been distributed to households that don’t have electricity, allowing children and their families to study and read in the evenings. The scheme is designed to help reduce school drop-out rates in the area.
Hurji, an elderly farmer living in the ADP, has noticed the difference in his grandchildren, particularly the eldest, Rakesh.
"In the past, I read for less than an hour,” says Rakesh. “But now I spend three hours and also teach the others."
Dinesh is another child living in Banswara ADP who received a solar lamp. He has been studying in the evenings for an inter-school quiz on science, population and education topics. Dinesh is normally an average student and was very surprised and proud to win first prize in the quiz. He attributes his success to the extra hours’ study he was able to put in, by the light of his solar lamp.
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