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Miina Matsuoka

Laziza Garden is lit! Come visit!

By //  by Miina Matsuoka

May 11, 2022

3 young people seen from behind sitting on a bench and looking onto the garden

Laziza Brewery in Beirut was a place of respite during the civil war, and neighbors have fond memories of enjoying an ice cold beer on its terrace. Most of what remained of the building was destroyed in the horrific Beirut blast, after which the community reclaimed the space and converted it into a garden. The great team at Rashet Kheir expanded on this initiative and planted fruit trees, built a community library, a covered seating area, benches and planters for vegetables, and invited artists to graffiti the remaining walls. Community events and performances here will bring the neighbors together again.

This was a very fun installation with Rashet Kheir and community volunteers.

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WIL GLOBAL GATHERING

By //  by Miina Matsuoka

March 2, 2022

Have you gotten your ticket to WIL Global Gathering on March 8th? Our own Manal Kahale will present at 6:10am EST. Ring in International Women’s Day with us! If you act fast, you may still be able to get a free ticket here.

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Light Reach welcomes Maria Dautant to our team

By //  by Miina Matsuoka

Jan 20, 2022

Maria Dautant is an award-winning architectural lighting designer and multi-disciplinary artist with a global reach, having studied in her native Venezuela then in Australia, with a professional career spanning from Sydney to New York City and now Dubai. She is currently an Associate at HLB Lighting leading their Dubai office. 

As Fundraising Ambassador to Light Reach she is instrumental in bringing corporate sponsorship for our Light for Lebanon program, and is a great asset in our outreach and fundraising efforts. Welcome to the team!

Check out her work here: https://mariadautant.myportfolio.com/about-me.

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Light Reach to Keynote SPOT Pop-Up Lighting 2021!

By //  by Miina Matsuoka

November 3, 2021

Our founder and CEO Nathalie Rozot is thrilled to be the keynote speaker at SPOT Pop-Up Lighting 2021 by Expo Lighting America, where she will present Light Reach. Have you registered yet? This hybrid event (in person and virtual) will include workshops, master classes, demonstrations and product launches and allow you to connect with other lighting enthusiasts in Mexico and beyond. Free registration link here — see you on November 9th at noon CST!

Nuestra fundadora y directora general Nathalie Rozot está encantada de ser la oradora principal del SPOT Pop-Up Lighting 2021 de Expo Lighting America, donde presentará Light Reach. ¿Ya se ha inscrito? Este evento híbrido (presencial y virtual) incluirá talleres, clases magistrales, demostraciones y lanzamientos de productos y te permitirá conectarse con otros entusiastas de la iluminación en México y en el mundo. El enlace para registrarse gratuitamente está aquì – ¡Nos vemos el 9 de noviembre a las 12:00 CST!

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Temporary Art Platform, Beirut

By //  by Miina Matsuoka

September 10, 2021

  • audience watching a film screening outside

Our collaboration with Temporary Art Platform that was up Aug. 27 – Sept.5 was a great illustration of the synthesis of creativity and sustainability for building resilience and community. We illuminated the Beirut RiverLESS Forest urban afforestation project to create a magical setting for 10 days of artistic installations, film screenings and live performances on a stage built from repurposed billboards.

  • solar lights embedded in greenery and lighting up a pathway

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Participlay Mobile Playground

By //  by Miina Matsuoka

August 13, 2021

We illuminated the Participlay mobile playground in the Bourj Hammoud area of Beirut. This project was conceived and constructed by Nusaned, an NGO doing great work reconstructing Beirut, and Reality Studio. Just one parking spot was needed to construct this creative safe space for children. Lebanon faces multiple ongoing crises and challenges, but we must not let child development suffer, because the future of the country depends on the kids. Projects like this give us hope!

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L’Orient le Jour spotlights Light for Lebanon

By //  by Miina Matsuoka

August 12, 2021

L’Orient le Jour interviewed our partners Manal Kahale and Elizabeth Bouloss about what inspired them to create Light for Lebanon and about our work re-illuminating Beirut with solar-powered lighting. Click the link here to learn more about our current activities and future plans for this program.

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Streetlights are up!

By //  by Miina Matsuoka

July 26, 2021

Streetlight with banner showing our logos

We installed the first streetlights for our Light for Lebanon program in Beirut, on Salah Labaki road from Akkawi road to the orthodox hospital. This project was a collaboration with Live Love Beirut, an NGO doing much great work in rebuilding the country.

Firefighters also helped us to remove the old, broken lights and replace them with these beautiful solar-powered ones. Lebanon may be in an economic, political, and now a fuel crisis, but that doesn’t mean the streets have to be dark. Solar-powered lights will keep the streets safe and navigable!

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WIL Awards Announced Today: We Won!

By //  by Miina Matsuoka

June 10, 2021

We are thrilled to announce that our founder Nathalie Rozot, and our partner Manal Kahale, won the WIL Awards in the Initiative category for creating Light Reach and Light for Lebanon! 2020 was a tough year for so many people, but being able to help is the best motivator. Thank you to Women in Lighting for the acknowledgment and ongoing support, it means the world to us. You can watch Nathalie’s and Manal’s interviews from the event below (or click here to watch the full event and to see all of the inspiring nominees and winners). They explain in their own words what inspired them to create these initiatives and how you can support our work (donate here). All donations right now are funding Light for Lebanon, help us re-illuminate Beirut and demonstrate the power and resilience of solar lighting on an urban scale!

We could not do this work without the support of our generous sponsors:

  • DMF logo
  • DLF logo
  • Targetti logo
  • BEGA logo
  • essential light logo
  • JLC Tech logo

Performance Lighting Systems, IES Los Angeles Section, Loop Lighting, Bold Lighting

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1,500 solar lights in Beirut

By //  by Miina Matsuoka

April 22, 2021

Light Reach celebrates Earth Day with the first 1,500 solar lights for Light for Lebanon. We launched this program in response to the devastating port explosion that destroyed large swaths of Beirut in August 2020.

Beirut’s already unreliable electricity supply was crippled by the blast. With the ongoing economic crisis, the state electricity company cannot import enough fuel to power the country, so an informal network of diesel generators fills the gap. For too many people, generators, fuel and utility bills are simply not affordable, and they live in the dark.

Lighting accounts for 31% of residential electricity needs in Lebanon. Our solar lighting program reduces dependence on dirty and costly fuels, and frees up power for other urgent uses.

Our groundwork progresses rapidly (between lockdowns and curfews), and with our first 1,500 lights, we will soon have served about 800 families, 150 buildings, 5 streets and 1 park.

We work closely with fantastic local partners Beit el Baraka, Live Love Beirut, Al Chafaka, l’Ecoute and Nusaned to identify and serve those most in need,

Lighting is about more than light; it is about life after dark. Please spread the word and support our work – you can donate here.

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