Social Scientists Without Borders

Education is a very powerful tool to break the cycle of poverty.

For thousands of remote village school children in Ghana, the day ends with sunset and with no electricity. These children cannot read or study at night and therefore find it difficult to compete with their peers that can read more than three hours per night because of access to electricity.

Among the rural poor, kerosene lighting often costs the most, typically accounting for 10-15% of the total household income. The carbon dioxide pollution from the kerosene lanterns also affects their health and their environment.

Social Scientists Without Borders, is helping World Partners for Development to empower such school children in their night studies by supplying them with solar lanterns.