energy is life my lightbulb moment came during a trip to a remote part of China
during a trip to a remote part of China
during a trip to a remote part of China in 1994 we delivered simple solar home
in 1994 we delivered simple solar home
in 1994 we delivered simple solar home systems to families that had never
systems to families that had never
systems to families that had never before experienced
before experienced
before experienced electricity witnessing these families
electricity witnessing these families
electricity witnessing these families flip a switch and have electric lights
flip a switch and have electric lights
flip a switch and have electric lights come on for the first time was simply
come on for the first time was simply
come on for the first time was simply magical it inspired me to devote my
magical it inspired me to devote my
magical it inspired me to devote my professional life to helping bring
professional life to helping bring
professional life to helping bring electricity to people in need
when our team from the solar electric
when our team from the solar electric light fund first arrived in Benin we
light fund first arrived in Benin we
light fund first arrived in Benin we immediately met with the local community
immediately met with the local community
immediately met with the local community to discuss their needs what we learned
to discuss their needs what we learned
to discuss their needs what we learned was that this region’s dry season lasts
was that this region’s dry season lasts
was that this region’s dry season lasts for six months of the year during which
for six months of the year during which
for six months of the year during which it’s nearly impossible to grow crops
it’s nearly impossible to grow crops
it’s nearly impossible to grow crops with the help of the local community we
with the help of the local community we
with the help of the local community we installed solar powered pumps to provide
installed solar powered pumps to provide
installed solar powered pumps to provide clean drinking water to the village and
clean drinking water to the village and
clean drinking water to the village and solar drip irrigation systems to water
solar drip irrigation systems to water
solar drip irrigation systems to water their crops this solution called the
their crops this solution called the
their crops this solution called the solar market garden provides enough
solar market garden provides enough
solar market garden provides enough produce for the community to feed their
produce for the community to feed their
produce for the community to feed their families year-round there’s even enough
families year-round there’s even enough
families year-round there’s even enough left over to sell to market earning
left over to sell to market earning
left over to sell to market earning money to maintain the system and educate
money to maintain the system and educate
money to maintain the system and educate others now that they no longer have to
others now that they no longer have to
others now that they no longer have to travel long distances to collect water
travel long distances to collect water
travel long distances to collect water young girls can go to school and women
young girls can go to school and women
young girls can go to school and women can earn income for themselves for the
can earn income for themselves for the
can earn income for themselves for the first time the simple act of harnessing
first time the simple act of harnessing
first time the simple act of harnessing the power of the Sun impacts every
the power of the Sun impacts every
the power of the Sun impacts every aspect of a person’s life from education
aspect of a person’s life from education
aspect of a person’s life from education to health care to putting food on the
to health care to putting food on the
to health care to putting food on the table now that’s a lightbulb moment
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