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LIGHT UP THE WORLD: The power to illuminate lives…

LIGHT UP THE WORLD: The power to illuminate lives…. What if we took away everything you were used to? Imagine a life without electricity The only light you have available is the flickering of a smoky fire or the dim glow of a filthy kerosene lamp. When the sun goes down, your day is over….

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LIGHT UP THE WORLD: The power to illuminate lives…

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  1. LIGHT UP THE WORLD:The power to illuminate lives…

  2. What if we took away everything you were used to? Imagine a life without electricity The only light you have available is the flickering of a smoky fire or the dim glow of a filthy kerosene lamp. When the sun goes down, your day is over…

  3. Life Without Electricity Did You Know? Kerosene is a fossil fuel. Fuel based lighting in the developing world releases 244 million tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere annually. The thick smoke produced by kerosene lamps in homes in Nepal. Kerosene Wick Lamps in Lapsi Danda , Nepal, 2001

  4. A child who can now read at night in Sierra Leone, 2009. This is the reality for more than 1.6 billion people in the world! Light Up The World is dedicated to changing this reality.

  5. History of LUTW: • Dr. Dave Irvine-Halliday, the Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Calgary who is the visionary founder of LUTW.

  6. The Solution: LUTW’sLED Lighting System Current Lighting System being used by LUTW • 5 watt solar panel (lasts 20 years) • 12V/7Ah battery (lasts 2-3 years) • Two LED lamps (lasts 50- 100,000 hours) • Charge Controller

  7. A Comparison between Kerosene and LED Lighting

  8. Our System in Action Around the World A Solar Panel on a Roof.

  9. Light Up The World has now illuminated the lives of more than 100,000 people in over 50 countries

  10. Our Current Projects Nepal Honduras Sierra Leone Costa Rica Papua New Guinea The Earth at Night From a NASA Satellite

  11. Interactive Workshop MISSION 1: As part of the LUTW project team, your group has been asked to work on a solar lighting project in a community library in Kabala. The library will be used for reading, classes and community meetings. A community meeting has been called to determine the energy needs for the building and plan the solar installation. Design a questionnaire that will help you determine the needs of the people (what, where why, when) and variables that you might have to consider when working out the installation.

  12. Interactive Workshop MISSION 2: You have determined that a community centre in Kabala would like to install solar panels for lighting three rooms and powering 6 laptops. You are now planning the installation and need to create a project team. Who will be on your team and why? What kind of obstacles do you think you will face?

  13. Interactive Workshop MISSION 3: As part of the LUTW project team, you have installed solar panels for lighting three rooms and powering 6 laptops. In order for this project to be sustainable (socially, economically, environmentally), what are some of the key points the team needs to consider (or should have considered?) (try and come up with at least 5).

  14. MISSION 4: In what ways can LUTW initiatives contribute to achieving the Millennium Development Goals proposed by the United Nations?

  15. How You Can Help Join in our global lighting initiative by becoming an active LUTW volunteer! Raise awareness in your local community and get your friends and family involved by fundraising for a LUTW project!

  16. On behalf of LUTW… Thank you for having us!

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