Aaron Cohen, Author at lutw.org

LUTW: Pioneering in affordable LED lighting and social energy projects

LUTW: Pioneering in affordable LED lighting and social energy projects In 1997, Dr. Dave Irvine-Halliday, a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Calgary, had the vision to use LED lighting to bring practical, economical, and environmentally safe lighting to the developing world. While on sabbatical in Nepal, Dave visited local villages and was struck […]

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Life is a Journey by Bill Meeker

General / Aaron Cohen

Life is a Journey by Bill Meeker Originally posted on greenmoxie.com https://www.greenmoxie.com/life-is-a-journey/ OK, resist the temptation for an eyeroll! To be fair, this is a somewhat overused phrase. However, after reading Michele Obama’s recent book entitled “Becoming” I have been thinking more about life’s journeys and realized our lives are filled with many journeys. I

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Pitumarca our biggest project… Yet! by Alex Jahp

General, Projects / Aaron Cohen

Working together to make sure humanity has a better future We just finished our last project of 2019 with one of our main corporate partners, Wooree, at a junior high school in Hanchipacha, Pitumarca (Cusco). This past year in this region of Ausangate Valley we have completed eight projects on all eight buildings that the

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Rundle College Experience with LUTW in Peru

General, Projects / Aaron Cohen

Rundle College Experience with LUTW in Peru The following video was created by Rundle College student Amanda Lang. Last year when Amanda was in grade eleven, she travelled to Peru with Rundle and Light Up the World. Amanda describes the experience she had as life changing. Amanda was so inspired by her work with Light

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How to accomplish the #SDG7 by Andres Clavier

Development Technologies, General / Aaron Cohen

How to accomplish the #SDG7 by Andres Clavier In 2015, The UN reached a major milestone by releasing the 17 Sustainable Development Goals SDGs for 2030 which Ban Ki Moon (the General Secretary at the time) called “humanities’ Plan A” as there was no Plan B “because there is no planet B” . To honor the SDGs, Peru celebrated for

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Bringing Light To Hanchipacha

General, Projects / Aaron Cohen

Bringing Light To Hanchipacha A solar system changes lives in an off-grid community in Peru In May 2019, 12 technical volunteers from the University of Calgary travelled to Peru with Light Up The World and IEEE SIGHT to install a solar system in Hanchipacha, an off-grid community. The system has had a positive educational, economic,

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The impact of our work is real and has a face and a name

General, General, Projects / Aaron Cohen

The impact of our work is real and has a face and a name Sol is 7 years old. Her name means “Sun”. And it felt like some kind of poetic justice that my first solar project as a volunteer started in a school in rural Peru with Sol, or the “Sun”, following me everywhere.

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A Rundle College High School students experience Lighting up a Preschool!

General, Projects / Aaron Cohen

A Rundle College High School students experience Lighting up a Preschool! This past spring break, a group of 19 students and four teachers had the opportunity to travel to Peru with Light Up the World. This past spring break, a group of 19 students and four teachers had the opportunity to travel to Peru with

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Energy 4 everyone in Peru

General / Aaron Cohen

Energy 4 everyone in Peru The wheels touch down on a lonely airstrip north of Huaraz in Ancash Region, Peru. It’s 6am, the air is crisp and cool despite the sun beating closely down upon us. The excitement growing among our group is infectious as we walk the tarmac to the airport. The backdrop is

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An Inside Look at LUTW’s Social Enterprise

General / Aaron Cohen

An Inside Look at LUTW’s Social Enterprise Nestled in a valley, deep in the Peruvian Andes lies the city of Huaraz, capital of the department of Ancash. Travelers will know this place for its scenic beauty and its easy-to-access, world class trekking and mountaineering routes. Few will know however, that only some thirty minutes’ drive

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Aaron Cohen

LUTW: Pioneering in affordable LED lighting and social energy projects

Life is a Journey by Bill Meeker

Pitumarca our biggest project… Yet! by Alex Jahp

Rundle College Experience with LUTW in Peru

How to accomplish the #SDG7 by Andres Clavier

Bringing Light To Hanchipacha

The impact of our work is real and has a face and a name

A Rundle College High School students experience Lighting up a Preschool!

Energy 4 everyone in Peru

An Inside Look at LUTW’s Social Enterprise

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