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