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KOPERNIK’S MISSION
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SIMPLE SOLAR LIGHTING IMPROVES HEALTH, ENABLES CHILDREN TO STUDY AFTER DARK, AND CAN INCREASE FAMILY INCOME.
MANY NEW TECHNOLOGIES ARE DESIGNED TO BE SUSTAINABLE & ENERGY-EFFICIENT
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THIS WATER FILTER REMOVES 99.99% OF WATERBORNE BACTERIA, CAN BE USED BY AN ENTIRE FAMILY, REQUIRES NO TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TO INSTALL, AND IS VERY AFFORDABLE.
MANY NEW TECHNOLOGIES ARE DESIGNED TO BE ULTRA-AFFORDABLE
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THIS COOKSTOVE USES 80% LESS FUEL, GENERATES ALMOST NO SMOKE, IT IS ALSO EASY TO USE
MANY NEW TECHNOLOGIES ARE DESIGNED TO BE ENERGY EFFICIENT & SAFE
SINCE OUR LAUNCH IN 2010 WE’VE REACHED MORE THAN 233,000 PEOPLE IN 23 COUNTRIES DISTRIBUTING OVER 42,000 TECHNOLOGIES SOLAR LAMPS
Benin
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Nigeria
Kenya
Uganda
BIRTH KITS
Ghana
OBSTETRIC KITS
Haiti
BIOMASS STOVES
Nigeria
Kenya
DIY CHARCOAL
Kenya
ROLLABLE WATER DRUMS
Kenya
WATER PURIFIERS
Uganda
SOLAR HEARING AID
Uganda
SOLAR LAMPS
Indonesia
Bangladesh
Cambodia
Mongolia
India
Japan
Micronesia
The Philippines
Timor-Leste
WATER FILTERS
Indonesia
The Philippines
BIOMASS STOVES
Indonesia
India
OBSTETRIC KITS
Timor-Leste
ROLLABLE WATER DRUMS
Timor-Leste
WATER PURIFIERS
India
Timor-Leste
DIY CORN SHELLERS
Timor-Leste
DIY BIOSAND FILTERS
Timor-Leste
EDUCATIONAL TOYS
Indonesia
BATTERY KITS
Japan
SOLAR HEARING AID
Vietnam
Japan
DRIP IRRIGATION
India
LIGHT UP PHILIPPINES 2012-2013
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LOCATION
• 12-hour journey from Manila
• The average family size is 7 people
• 75 % of families dependent on
agriculture,
• 80 % of households have no access
to electricity
• The only lighting solution they use are
kerosene lamps, and kerosene is very
expensive
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Oriental Mindoro, Philippines.
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We partner with Gelacio I. Yason Foundation – Family Farm School
(GIYF-FFS), a private, non-profit alternative secondary school, to distribute
408 units of d.light S10 and S250 to the families in need of clean,
affordable and efficient lighting.
Funds generated from the sales will be used to purchase more solar lights
to establish a sustainable business and also to fund the GIYF-FFS’s
community development programs
DISTRIBUTION METHOD:
1. Created a Business Plan
2. Executed Area Profiling and Solar
Lighting Surveys in GIYF-FFS five
priority communities.
3. Trial.
We handed a number of d.light S10 and
d.light S250’s to staff and members of
the community to see how people
respond to the products, how effective
they find the products and how easy
they find the products to operate.
4. Develop sales and marketing
materials
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DISTRIBUTION
METHOD:
5. Introduced the products to all
teachers and staff members
(the one who ran solar
community education
campaigns)
6. Conducted Solar Community
Education Campaign and
Product Demonstration
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TRACKING IMPACT
We interviewed over 80 families who had
bought either :
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d.light S10
or
d.light S250
IMPACT:
• Out of 82 total respondent, 67 respondents (82%) used the light every day.
• The light is used for:
• Night light (76%)
• During brownouts (60%)
• For studying (43%)
• Significant changes in daily activities:
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5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
Stay up later Study Safety Socializing Others
Changes in Household
Changes in Household
IMPACT ON ELECTRIFIED HOUSEHOLDS:
• Families have reduced their monthly spending on electricity, kerosene, candle
and flashlight.
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200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
Electricity Kerosene Candle Flashlight Generator
Average monthly spending on lighting sources in electrified households
Before After
IMPACT ON OFF-GRID HOUSEHOLDS:
Families have been able to save money to purchase kerosene, candle and
flashlight after the purchase of the d.light
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50
100
150
200
250
Kerosene Candle Flashlight
Average monthly spending on lighting sources in off-grid household
Before After
“The light has helped my family immensely. My mother can use the light at night to help her
find things in the dark and if she needs any assistance, I can use the d.light. Before, we had
to use kerosene light which was very unpleasant”
– Rose, single mother with 2 children, live with parents in off-grid community in Maraska,
Oriental Mindoro
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“We may have a difficult time making ends meet, however we managed to find the funds to
purchase the lights and it was well worth it.”
-- Rubaya, purchased 2 S250 lights and use them to farm at night and charge cell phones.
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OUR WORK
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