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objective: Rwandan NGO Hand in Hand for Development (HIHD) distributed Little Sun lamps to children living with albinism - inclusive of children with economic difficulties and no access to electricity - providing support and raising awareness about discriminated communities in Rwanda
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Starting off as an art project in 2012, Olafur Eliasson and Frederik Ottesen co-founded Little Sun, developing small and portable solar lamps in a flower-sun body to off-grid communities.
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‘Power to Read’ objective: empowering school children with wearable solar lights to read and study - alternatives to unsustainable sources of light such as candles and kerosene lamps - supporting communities in Ethiopia, Rwanda, Niger, Uganda, Morocco and Tanzania
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SUSTAINABILITY ‘Sustainable Development Goal 7’ first established in 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly, Little Sun adopted SDG7 as their primary mission: “ensure Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all”
‘The Kindred Project’ objective: students from Spain work with Uganda children to explore Little Sun’s solar education workshops for Earth Day 2017 - Ugandan children provided portable sources of light - Spanish students learn about the importance of the Sun for survival in these communities
1 EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE 2 SERVICE LEARNING