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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

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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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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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SAIT students install PV systems in remote Peru

  SAIT Electrical Engineering Students getting ready to embark on a volunteer based project in Peru with a goal of installing a PV systems in one of the remote off-grid communities. Last year our group has made a successful trip

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Empowering communities in Peru with the sun

Empowering communities in Peru with the sun

  Mery and Gamaniel live in a rural community high up in the Peruvian Andes. Although the grid has been next to their home for twenty years, they have never had electricity. When the sun was down they cooked and worked

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Making a Difference in Peru: SEDV Students experience with Light Up the World

Eager to get involved in the Calgary community and build on education gained in the classroom, the SEDV Society reached out to various local organizations, including Calgary-based non-profit, Light Up the World (LUTW), to determine what opportunities were available. Upon

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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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