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Light for Economic Development

Light for Economic Development

The global market for kerosene used as a source of light is estimated to be $37 billion per year. This represents an enormous cost for the hundreds of millions of families that turn to burning fuels because they don’t have

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How we got started

How we got started

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

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Life is a Journey by Bill Meeker

Life is a Journey by Bill Meeker
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An incredible story from the field by Alex Jahp

An incredible story from the field by Alex Jahp

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

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Rundle College Experience with LUTW in Peru

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

LUTW November 7, 2019October 28, 2020 Uncategorized Read more

The other side of the progress in solar energy

The other side of the progress in solar energy

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” .

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Bringing Light To Hanchipacha

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,

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

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

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

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. While working to install solar panels in the rural communities of Chilca and Hanchipacha, we were

LUTW May 9, 2019October 28, 2020 LUTW Read more

Energy 4 everyone in Peru

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

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Light Up The World is a Registered Canadian Charity that provides access to life-changing solar technologies to underserved communities worldwide.

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