R&B singer, Akon through his foundation, Akon Lighting Africa (ALA) is aiming to provide power to 600 million Africans in rural areas t...
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R&B singer, Akon through his foundation, Akon Lighting Africa (ALA) is aiming to provide power to 600 million Africans in rural areas that need it the most.
For most of us, we can’t imagine a world where there is no such thing as something as basic as a light switch. In these villages, the production revolves around daylight.
His website points out, “In far too many parts of Africa, night-time economic activities are practically non-existent. Women cannot make productive use of their time to carry out the most basic household tasks. Children who help the women cannot study at night without proper light and complete their homework by candle light, an additional expense for parents.
Moreover, without access to electricity, over 3.5 million Africans die every year from harmful pollutants or fires in the home produced by costly and toxic solid fuels.”
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| Akon To Change 600 Million Lives in Rural Africa |
To date, ALA has provided solar street lamps, micro-generators, charging stations, and home kits in over 11 countries. They’ve done this through a $1 billion dollar line of credit that’s been established by a Chinese solar systems company.
In addition to providing the equipment, ALA has established the Solar Academy that teaches people how to install and maintain the solar systems.
According to Akon, “We want to empower the people to develop their own opportunities, [but] before you empower people you have to educate them. So we developed the university, which focuses on solar energy delivery and maintenance, so they can [eventually] invent technology of their own.”
The following video from ALA details the program and shows reactions from the very people whose lives have been changed. The world needs more Akons. - intelligence.com
According to Akon, “We want to empower the people to develop their own opportunities, [but] before you empower people you have to educate them. So we developed the university, which focuses on solar energy delivery and maintenance, so they can [eventually] invent technology of their own.”
The following video from ALA details the program and shows reactions from the very people whose lives have been changed. The world needs more Akons. - intelligence.com
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