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Transforming a Nation by Providing Safe Study Lights for StudentsAfter 12 Tanzanian schoolgirls were killed in their dormitory by a candle fire in 2009, d.light partnered with multimedia platform Femina HIP, local governments, and schools to launch the “Right to Safe Light” campaign. The campaign’s goal was to provide every student in Tanzania with safe, bright solar lighting to improve their studying conditions and to prevent such a tragedy from ever happening again.
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APPROACHd.light
d.light
The d.light/Solar Aid team gives instruction to students
A Brighter FutureSOLAR
RESULTS (FROM JUNE 2010 TO MARCH 2011) Over 6,500 schools across the country were contacted about the campaign Solar study lights were sold in more than 850 schools across Tanzania
Over 48,000 students and their families now have access to safe, bright solar lighting Average study times for students using solar lights increased by 1-3 hours per dayImproved health and safety experienced by everyone in the households and schools
ENHANCED EDUCATION CASE STUDY 1
d.light IN TANZANIA (AFRICA)
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Improving Educational Performance Through Solar Study Lights
In the spring of 2010, India-based education NGO Sikshana Foundation provided d.light solar lights for 84 tenth-standard students in Kanakapura, Ramanagara district, in the Indian state of Karnataka. The bright solar lighting successfully increased daily study time and positively im-pacted test scores.
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APPROACHd.light
Village of New Keringa, where 100% of households are lit by a d.light solar lantern (image: Beyond Solar)
RESULTS increased by 2-3 hours
82% of the 84 students passed
Tenth-standard students from Guruvinapura High School with their d.light solar lights (image: Sikshana Foundation)
A Brighter Future
SOLAR
d.light IN KARNATAKA (INDIA)
ENHANCED EDUCATION CASE STUDY 2
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A recent report from the World Bank shows the positive e!ects of Solar Lighting on education and learning in a 5,500-inhabitant village in North Sudan.
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EFFECT OF INTRODUCING SOLAR LIGHTING AT SCHOOL
Year Pass Rate Average Grade (% )
2007 57. 1 % 52.4 %2008 97. 3 % 67. 9 %2009 100 % 68. 9 %2010 100 % 71. 9 %
CASE STUDY 3:WORLD BANK IN NORTH SUDAN
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Solar Lighting boosts Learning & Education
Solar Energy Enhances Study Hours And School Performance
A research led by Tajen University and Sagduru Foundation monitored the benefits on children’s study hours from introducing solar photovoltaic lanterns. 100 solar lanterns were distributed to a sample of 100 women in 25 villages of the Dahod District (Gujarat State, India). On average, their household composition was 5 to 6 people, with 2 school-age children.
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EFFECT OF INTRODUCING SOLAR ENERGY
Year n* households
Family Size
Students per household
Study Hours Before
Study Hours After
Study Hours Increase
2004 8 5.50 2.38 1.40 2.78 + 98%2005 54 5.63 2.15 1.53 2.37 + 85%2006 25 5.09 2.23 1.47 2.47 + 73%2007 13 5.38 2.18 1.32 2.54 + 92%Total 100 5.50 2.50 1.48 2.72 + 84%
CASE STUDY 4:INDEPENDENT SOLAR PROJECT IN GUJARAT
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