Bula lives with her husband and daughter in Munj Ka Pura, a tiny village in Rajasthan, India. Bula and her husband work in the fields all day long earning a meager monthly income of Rs. 500 (US $10).

As the village does not have electricity, Bula must depend on oil lamps for light. Life was a constant struggle for Bula, as after her hard work in the fields, she had to return home before sunset to do the cooking.

Thanks for your donation of a solar lantern Tom! Now Bula can relax and does not have to rush home to make dinner before sunset. Your donation allows her to spend more in the fields so she can improve their family’s earnings and future!

Jagannath lives with his wife, Hariya, and brother, Kallu, in Munj Ka Pura. Munj Ka Pura is a remote village bordering the states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh in India.

Jagannath makes his living as a ragpicker. Everyday he walks to a nearby village to collect and sell rags, returning back late in the evening. As Munj Ka Pura does not have electricity or roads, traveling was very difficult for Jagannath.

With the generous donation of a solar lantern by Bradley, life became much easier for Jagannath. He uses the solar lantern to travel in the morning and night, allowing him to spend more time selling rags.  Thank you for your donation!

Pavithra is an old lady who has lived her entire life without electricity in Munj Ka Pura, a village in Rajasthan, India. The village does not have any roads, a hospital or a market. It has only one elementary school till the 5th grade. She lives with her husband, son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren.

Their monthly income, like the rest of the families in this tiny village, is a meager Rs. 500 (US $10). Out of the Rs. 500, she spends Rs. 100 on kerosene to light up the oil lamps. Kandace, Pavithra is extremely delighted to have a solar lantern thanks to your generous donation.

In addition to being economical, the family does not have to spend time cleaning and filling the lamps, nor worry about it catching fire. Her grandchildren can even study at night now!

Kandace, thank you for your donation to The Restoring Force!

Heera works as a vegetable vendor in a village near Munj Ka Pura, where he lives with his family. Munj Ka Pura does not have electricity, the nearest hospital is 5 kms away, and there are no roads.

Thanks to the generous donation of a Solar Lantern by Laurie, Heera can now afford to purchase a mobile phone. Earlier having a mobile phone was too expensive, as he had to travel to a nearby village and spend 5 rupees each time he had to charge it. Now Heera can charge his phone using the lantern, and can check the market rates of his produce and accordingly make more money at the market!

Ganga lives with her sister-in-law Mangu and her two sons Amar and Tawar in Munj Ka Pura, a remote village in Rajasthan, India. Her husband works in the nearby town and visits them once a month.

Both the children are very keen to study, but Ganga cannot always provide them light to study by as the monthly income of the family is a meager 500 rupees (USD 10).

With the generous donation of a Solar Lantern from Laurie, Ganga can now save the 20% of her income she once spent on an oil lamp, and she can provide her children the light they need to study!

Manohar has lived his entire life without electricity in Munj Ka Pura, a remote village in Rajasthan, India. The people in this village are dependent on oil lamps. This year there has been unprecedented rains in Rajasthan and Manohar is very thankful to Laurie for the generous donation of a Solar Lantern.

Now, he does not have to worry about the wind blowing out the oil lamp. Earlier they were scared to go out in the dark because they could not see their way. Now, they can just carry the lantern and see their way through the village’s mud paths and fields. Thank you Laurie for your support of Manohar and his family!

Kawar is thankful to the generous donation of a solar lantern by Anthony as the lantern provides them 2 extra hours of light to run their “Crusher” which is a manual machine for preparing fodder for their cows and buffaloes.

Kawar lives with his wife, son and grandchildren in Munj Ka Pura, a remote village in India where there is no electricity.

Kawar can also use this lantern to charge the family mobile phone, making it easier to stay in touch with relatives in other villages. Before your donation, they had to travel to a village which is 5 kilometres away and pay to charge their phone. Thanks Anthony for your support of Kawar and his family!

Vikram lives with his wife, mother and three children Manoj, Kanchan and Kailash Bai in Munj Ka Pura a tiny village in Rajasthan, India. He runs a dairy farm and although his family is comparatively well off there was no light in his home. The village does not have any electricity, and their oil lamp gave just enough light, but also created fumes which filled up the room. Now he says he is happy to have light in his house thanks to the generous donation of a Solar Lantern by Ehtasham. He also uses the lantern in the early hours to milk the cows. Thanks, Ehtasham for your support!

Ballabh Bai is a widow with three girls, Rekha, Leela and Manju. They live in a remote village in Rajasthan, India called Munj-ka-Pura. She lost her husband when the children were very young. There was darkness all around in her life. She did not know how to bring up her children but being courageous she decided to work in the fields and bring them up.

There is no electricity in this tiny village and people depend on kerosene lamps for their light. The money she earned was not enough to light the oil lamps for many hours. Therefore she managed with very little. The generous donation of a Solar Lantern from Scott has brought light into her life and she found that the children also perked up and started studying at home.

Ram with his family

Ram’s pots are famous in Munj Ka Pura a remote village bordering the states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh in India. Ram lives with his wife Pura, mother Ashiya and 3 children. Ram’s main source of income is pottery. But the amount they earn is meager and barely enough to take care of the entire household. Ram has to work in the fields to earn extra income to provide for his family.

As the village does not have any electricity Ram had to divide his time between pottery and farming but with the generous donation of a solar lantern from Kabir, Ram can make his pots during evenings after working in the fields thereby earning more income.