A solar lighting initiative by PhoScope

Celebrating International Women’s Day with Women in Lighting!

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March 8, 2020

Light Reach celebrates international women’s day with Women in Lighting and its one-year anniversary this week!

As a women-led initiative and organization, we are thrilled to join WiL’s global network of women and truly honored to be featured in arc magazine’s latest WiL feature article in an interview by Sarah Cullen.

One of the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda is to achieve gender equality. Light Reach offers a new avenue of social engagement for the lighting community to contribute to this agenda by fostering sustainability, resilience, and light equity: we expect that new WiL teams will soon be expanding Light Reach’s positive impact worldwide. 

Light Reach is a collective effort. Please contact us at info@lightreach.net to sponsor or partner on our next projects, volunteer on a team, or just connect.

A warm welcome to our new volunteer

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February 26, 2020

Elisa Rothenbühler started her career in International Development, specializing in social programs improving maternal and child health. She then discovered her passion for design, and received her Master’s in Lighting and Interior Design in 2017. Her unique combination of knowledge and experience will be a valuable asset to Light Reach, and we are thrilled to have her on board!

From Hurricanes to Earthquakes: Puerto Rico’s Darkness Calls for Resilient Lighting Systems.

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February 7, 2020

Today the House approved an earthquake relief package for Puerto Rico, but the White House opposes releasing the funds. Meanwhile the island is still awaiting billions of dollars in aid approved for reconstruction after Hurricane Maria in 2017.

Puerto Rico has experienced hundreds of aftershocks since the 6.4 magnitude earthquake that shook the island on January 7th and caused an island-wide power outage. This is compounding existing damage from the devastating Hurricanes Maria and Irma that still hasn’t been adequately addressed. Maria caused the largest blackout in US history (second largest in the world!) and it took 11 months to restore power.  This sequence of natural disasters and inadequate responses highlight the need for off-grid power.

Light Reach’s solar lighting kits provide an immediate solution to communities experiencing light poverty: they are rapidly deployable and easy to install. In the event of a hurricane, one kit allows a community to distribute 50 portable lights to families, and to shelter and immediately re-install 10 flood lights and 5 pole lights.

Together, we can do a lot. Help us bring resilient and sustainable lighting solutions to Puerto Rican communities. Please contact us to become a project sponsor, and donate: https://lightreach.net/donate/

WeWork for Light Reach — NYC, Tokyo, Bengaluru

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October 28, 2019

Thank you to WeWork for hosting a multi-city fundraising marathon for Light Reach! Staff in six cities came up with their own lighting crafting idea, and NYC also held a raffle. We are very grateful for your support and for your belief in our mission to bring light equality. Here some photos from WeWork Tokyo, WeWork Bengaluru, and WeWork NYC.

Soon: a global fundraiser at WeWork

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September 30, 2019

WeWork and Light Reach will come together in October to kickstart an annual fundraiser in six global locations: New York and San Francisco in the US, Tokyo in Japan, Mexico City in Mexico, Bengaluru in India and London in the UK. We look forward to this event, and we welcome the WeWork community’s generous support for our next project!

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