Thanks to your wonderful gift of a Solar Lantern, Sridev Singh is able to use fumeless light for the first time in his entire life. He lives in a joint family with his wife, two sons, daughter-in-laws and three grandchildren in a remote village in India called Munj Ka Pura.

The village does not have electricity, proper roads or hospitals. The main source of income in this tiny village is farming. But due to scarce rainfall that falls for a few days in a year, the family barely manages to grow enough to meet their needs. The Solar Lantern has now become a beacon of hope for this family and the entire village.

Bhawani Singh has two sons and a daughter. His sons Pavan Singh and Kalu Singh are very interested in their studies. As the village Munj Ka Pura where they live has only an elementary school, after completing 5th grade they must travel to a nearby village to study.

Travelling to and fro takes most of their time as their village does not have paved roads. By the time they reach home it is already dark which makes it difficult for them to study as there has never been electricity in this tiny village. Thanks to the wonderful gift of a Solar Lantern by Mark they can now study and hope for a better future!

Ram Lal lives with his wife Krishna Bai and son Alkar Singh in Munj Ka Pura a remote village in the state of Rajasthan, India. Like most of the people in this village he earns his living by working in the fields. His monthly income is a meager Rs. 500 (USD 11) per month, out of which he has to shell out Rs. 100 for his oil lamp as the village does not have electricity.

Thanks to your generous donation of a solar lantern Ram Lal can save the money he spends for the oil lamp. He has great talent for handicrafts and can now take this up in the evening and raise his income.

Lamba Bai earns her living by cleaning buffalo and doing household chores for some of the families in Munj Ka Pura, a village in Rajasthan, India. She does not have any kids and stays with her husband Rameshwar.

Her favourite past time is looking after young children of her neighbours when they go to the fields for farming. It gives her immense satisfaction to look after them. This leaves her with little time to do the cleaning.

Thanks for your donation Jonathan she can now use the Solar Lantern early in the morning and late in the evening evening to complete her work thereby giving her enough time to play with the kids.

Raghunath lives with his wife Kranti Bai and three sons Prem Singh, Shiv Narayan and Lakhan Singh in Munj Ka Pur,a a village in Rajasthan. Like many others in this tiny village their main source of income is farming. He was unable to send his elder sons to school due to the lack of funds. He hopes his youngest son Lakhan Singh will be able to study and work for a better future.

The village has not had electricity for the past 100 years and therefore the villagers cannot spend more time in the farms as they have to return before sunset.

With the generous donation of a solar lantern by Dorothy, Raghunath hopes that his son will be able to devote more time to his studies. His wife is delighted that she will be able to cook in the dark. As the solar lantern has a mobile charging facility his sons can also use a mobile phone to check the rates of their produce in the market and get better rates for it.

Sona Bai’s children Bone Singh and Amar Singh love to study. They were fascinated with the smart children they had met during a visit to the nearby town. Unfortunately their village Munj Ka Pura which is in a remote area in the state of Rajasthan, India has only one primary school. The teacher does not turn up often and the elder members in the family are not educated enough to teach them. They usually have to help out the parents in the fields during day time and in the evenings due to the lack of light they were unable to do their studies.

All this changed thanks to the generous donation of a solar lantern by Lynda. They were able to able to study by the light of the fumeless lantern for the first time. They can now read and write in the night and are hoping to join the school in the nearby village!

Hindu Singh is the proud owner of the only cement home in Munj Ka Pura a village bordering the states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh in India. He owns 4 buffaloes and sells milk, butter and buttermilk for his livelihood. His major difficulty was milking the buffaloes early in the morning and in the evenings.

Thanks to the wonderful gift of a Solar Lantern by Patrick he can now milk the cows without any difficulty. This gives him enough time during the day to clean the buffaloes and provide them fodder. Thanking Patrick he said his house only lacked electricity and with the arrival of the Solar Lantern he feels his wish is fulfilled.

Madan earns his living by milking goats in Munj Ka Pura, a tiny village in Rajasthan, India. This village is made up of only 42 families, most of which work in the fields to earn their living. However due to the scarce rainfall in this part of India, farming does not earn them much money.

Madan raises goats in order to support his wife and two children. However, due to lack of electricity in this village, milking the goats early in the morning was a very difficult process for Madan. He either had to wait till dawn to milk the goats or use his expensive oil lamp.

Kenneth, thanks for your generous donation of a solar lantern! Now, Madan can milk the goats early in the morning as well as in the evening. Madan is very excited about his new solar lantern!

Jatan Bai lives with her mother in a remote village in Rajasthan called Munj-ka-Pura. She lost her father at a young age and her mother brought her up single handedly facing a lot of hardship and helped her get married.

Her husband works near Delhi which is very far from her village. As a result, she decided to stay with her mother. Her husband visits them once every two months and the only source of communication is through phones. She has not had no education and therefore cannot write a letter.

As Munj ka Pura does not have electricity she had to travel to a nearby village which is 5 kms away to speak to her husband.

With the generous donation of a Solar Lantern by Bill she is now planning to buy a mobile phone as it can be charged from the Lantern. She is very excited about learning to use the mobile phone and staying in better touch with her husband!

Ram Kala has lived her entire life without electricity. In Munj Ka Pura life starts very early, getting food ready for the day, and then leaving for the fields with her husband Mange Lal and son Ilkar Singh. Due to the scarce rainfall, the family barely manages to grow enough to meet their needs. They all return by 6 pm and quickly prepare dinner before the sun sets.

Thanks to the generous donation of a Solar Lantern by Vincent, Ram Kala will have many more hours each evening to prepare dinner in the light of the lantern! She can cook her dinner and does not have to worry about rushing home.  Thank you for your support!