WIL Awards Announced Today: We Won!

ByMiina Matsuoka 2021-06-102024-05-02

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 the full event below (or click here) and see all of the inspiring nominees and winners. Nathalie and Manahl 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!

Events

Have you registered for LEDucation 2023?

ByPhoScope 2023-02-012024-04-20

Have you registered for LEDucation? Our own Jenny Werbell and Nathalie Rozot will present “Light Reach Network: a Solar Framework for Philanthropy in Lighting” on March 7th. Click here to register. We look forward to sharing our work and our ideas on how the lighting community can bring light to those in need.

Program | Project

Mar Mikhael plaza project broke ground!

ByMiina Matsuoka 2023-03-272024-05-02

We are thrilled to announce that Mar Mikhael Plaza project broke ground and is set to open in June. We are working with Beirut Urban Lab, an interdisciplinary research space focused on urbanization and based in the American University of Beirut. Click here for the full article from l’Orient le Jour. The project as a…

Project

Participlay Mobile Playground

ByMiina Matsuoka 2021-08-132024-11-17

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…

Events | Funding

Women in Lighting Kicks Off T-shirt Competition!

ByPhoScope 2020-08-072024-04-26

Women in Lighting kicks off its T-shirt competition to broadcast our collective messages of Hope, Solidarity, Empowerment, Light and Equality. All profits will benefit Light Reach — we are so thrilled by, and grateful for, WIL’s and all entrants’ creative support for our mission to advance global lighting equality! Today the voices of Women in…

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Jesuit Gardens Tree Canopy Lighting

ByMiina Matsuoka 2023-07-132024-05-02

We completed the tree canopy lighting in the Jesuit Garden of Beirut, in partnership with Beit el Baraka who refurbished the park. This project is a great demonstration of how a few inexpensive, solar-powered floodlights can beautify and make usable a neglected public space.

Events

WIL GLOBAL GATHERING

ByPhoScope 2022-03-022024-04-20

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.