
Little Sun
Berlin, Germany



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Little Sun brings clean energy to communities living without electricity in Africa and inspires people to take climate action globally. They started with the design and distribution of Little Sun lamps, small portable solar lights that enable students to study after dark without the toxic fumes from kerosene fuel. Little Sun also uses the lamps to raise awareness and give people everywhere direct and personal experience with solar energy. Recognizing that the lamps are only the first step on the energy access ladder, Little Sun expanded to other programs. They increase agricultural productivity by providing solar energy for irrigation, cold storage, crop processing, and mechanization, and they improve health outcomes by equipping rural health centers with solar systems and distributing solar phone chargers to community health workers. Little Sun also partners with humanitarian aid agencies to distribute solar devices to refugees, internally displaced people, and host communities around the world.