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Earthquake in Turkey and Syria
We are heartbroken with the aftermath of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. Turkey is reeling as the death toll continues to climb after Monday's magnitude 7.8 earthquake, with more than 11,000 people already reported dead and 50,000 injured across the two countries. According to the World Health Organization, 23 million people are displaced by the disaster. The power grid is decimated and we will be donating our solar lights to the homeless families living in the dark. We will be on the ground with our Non-profit partners in Adana and as always will be sharing video and photos of the delivery.
Ukraine Children's Hospital in Lviv and Kyiv.
Founder and Inventor of Solight Alice Chun will personally deliver lights for New Years. We are partnering with Love Without Boundaries to bring more light to the Hospital.
HURRICANE IAN FLORIDA RELIEF! Over 1 million without power.
According to the New York Times, “Hurricane Ian is going to be a storm that we talk about for decades,” Deanne Criswell, the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Ian was so powerful that its winds were just a few miles per hour shy of making it a Category 5 storm as it made landfall in Florida on Wednesday. And it didn't take long for it to unleash its wrath on Florida's power grids.
We are sending Solights to Hurricane Ian victims in partnership with Florida Rising a non-profit organization working for CLIMATE JUSTICE and housing a just transition that puts frontline communities at the center of energy policy, disaster response, food policy, and all climate change initiatives.Florida Rising also fights for safe affordable homes, rent control, and housing development for the. underserved.
HURRICANE FIONA RELIEF Puerto Rico!
UKRAINE relief. Sending Light and Love to Ukrainian refugee families fleeing their country into Poland and Moldova as Russians invade.
More than 1.2 million civilians have fled Ukraine, according to the UN.
Our partnering Nonprofit organizations NUDAY is sending our solar lights to the women, children and elderly in Ukraine who have fled to shelters and bunkers.
NuDay is working in Ukraine and Poland to quickly reach women and children with dignified aid, sending containers with much-needed humanitarian and medical supplies. They are also working to support evacuations and housing for refugees.
There is a dire need for solar lights and chargers. For every 5 Helix donations we will donate a QWNN light with phone charger. The European Union (EU) estimates that up to four million people may try to leave the country because of the Russian invasion. Our hearts are broken and words fail. Nationalism has once again led to war in Europe. And we are on the brink of yet another full-blown humanitarian crisis, as Ukrainian refugees flee their country seeking safety. We are also working with Utah Refugee Connection, Lifting Hands International NGO partners in Moldova who are on the front lines helping Ukrainians as they cross the border. Frequently, these refugee families—mostly women and children—have walked long distances, waited in lines stretching for miles, and have little with them other than the clothes on their back and whatever they can carry. We are already sending 100 QWNN solar lamps with phone chargers to the border of Moldova with our friends at the Utah Refugee Connection and Lifting Hands international.
Children in Haiti 2021
We are giving light again to our partners on the ground in Haiti for the holidays. We met many children in Haiti, this past August 2021 our founder Alice Chun personally delivered lights to Haiti earthquake victims in the Nippes region. The children were sleeping on the ground and the school was a pile of rubble. This holiday we want to send each child a light for keeping them safe and able to do homework at night. Not only will we deliver live saving lights, Alice will teach the children about solar technology. After the first earthquake 10 years ago, we have been helping in Haiti to provide light to the most underserved regions of the world. Read more about the beginning of Solight in Haiti Here.
Hurricane IDA, New Orleans
Hurricane Ida made landfall in Port Fourchon, La., just before noon on Sunday with winds at 150mph. The hurricane was strong enough to wipe the electrical power in all of New Orleans and although the power service is slowly being the restored the Weather Channel reported they could remain without power for a month and over 1 million people do not have electricity.
"Entergy said about 895,000 customers, which are homes and businesses that could include multiple people, lost power because of Ida. Cleco, another large utility, reported 90,000 customers lost power." The Weather Channel
That's why we we are partnering with Non-profit organizations and churches currently in the ground at New Orleans to provide lights.
Solar lanterns are ideal for hurricane preparedness and the aftermath as well. Our people need light, donate one now and help!
Read more here: NY Times, NY Magazine, CNN, FoxNews
Navajo Strong
Navajo Strong is a nonprofit dedicated to getting essential supplies to communities on the Navajo reservation. The Navajo reservation is the largest in the U.S. and accounts for about 75% of the households without electricity in this country. Aside from the obvious correlation between having electricity and quality of life, there are also tremendous benefits in terms of safety. The Eastern Agency in particular is not only the poorest region on the reservation but in the nation. Access to basic human resources such as water, food, and education is difficult as these communities are so far removed from basic infrastructure.
In partnership with Solight Design, Navajo Strong will be distributing lights in the Eastern Agency. Solight’s contribution to the reservation and partnership with Navajo Strong for effective distribution has the potential to truly change lives for years to come. Children will be able to do their homework, families can safely cook at night, and individuals will be able to travel on foot from one place to another, even at night.
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HELIX SOLAR LANTERN
The SOLAR HELIX offers bright, uniform light that is safe and hygienic to open and close. Our patented design does not require a mouth nozzle to inflate. Portable and lightweight, our solar lanterns are designed for today’s health and climate crises.
