International Women’s Day 2024

Eness Naliwa struggled to feed her family with the small amount she made from her businesses. When solar came to her village, everything changed.

Fabriola’s bright smile lights up room as she speaks about how life has changed since her school received a Light Library. Her hopes and dreams are illuminated.

With access to clean, safe light in the evening, Kesilina no longer has to choose between darkness and dangerous sources of light. With the flick of a switch, there is a sense of safety knowing that she can see what is in and around her home.

There is power when women come together. Mayi Walas, Margret and Sagurani, know this first hand. From creating thriving sustainable businesses to building relationships with other women in the community, solar lights change everything.

About 75% of health clinics in sub- Saharan Africa lack access to reliable electricity. Mtimabii Health Clinic in Mangochi, rural Malawi was one of these. But those dark nights are now a thing of the past at Mtimabii and Baby Diana is the last baby will be born in the dark.

Rhoda watched her dreams of becoming a nurse slip away as she struggled to study in the evening. When her school received a Light Library, everything changed.

Ambitious and determined Margret is a business woman through and through, selling and growing vegetables and Mandasi. When the opportunity to expand her business to sell solar lights came to her village she didn’t hesitate to jump right in.

Olivia spent her first pregnancy worried about how her unborn baby was, but everything changed when her clinic received light.

Liness’s business was struggling, making it difficult to support her family. An opportunity to join the Mayi Walas came to her village and changed her life.