What we do?

What we do

     Of the 1.4 billion people without access to grid electricity, most live in equatorial latitudes where the sun sets quickly and there is only a brief period of twilight. Kerosene does not merely eat up household income that could be spent on other things. It is also dangerous. Kerosene lanterns, a century-old technology, are fire hazards. The wicks smoke, the glass cracks, and the light may be too weak to read by. The World Health Organisation says the fine particles in kerosene fumes cause chronic pulmonary disease. Burning kerosene also produces climate-changing carbon-dioxide emissions. Buying a lamp that charges in the sun during the day, and then produces light at night, can eliminate spending on the kerosene that fuels conventional lamps. Even the most basic Solar lamps outperform kerosene lanterns. A typical device takes eight to ten hours to charge, and then provides four or five hours of clear, white light from high-efficiency white LEDs.

     Solar lamps work anywhere the sun shines, even in places that are off the grid. Glit  is combining cutting-edge technology with innovative distribution networks to commercialize low-power LED lanterns. The new lights are bright, long-lasting, and practical. But more importantly, they are affordable enough that villagers can purchase them immediately in cash, meaning the technology can profitably scale to help hundreds of millions.