Rural lighting
Practical Action
Useful contacts
Light up the World
University of Calgary, Mechanical Engineering
1111 22nd Ave NW
Calgary
Alberta
T2M 1P6
Canada
Tel: +1 (403)284-2596
E-mail: lutw@lutw.org
Website: http://www.lutw.org/
Centre for Renewable Energy
Ga-2/717, Bag Bazar
Kathmandu, Nepal
P.O. Box 589
(Near Hotel Ganapati, Bag Bazar)
Tel: +977-1-248852/351052
E-mail: cre@ccsl.com.np
Promoting WELDs in Nepal.
Grameen Shakti
Grameen Bank Bhaban
Mirpur-2, Dhaka-1216
Bangladesh
Tel: +8802 9004081, 9004314
Fax: +8802 8035345
E-mail: g_shakti@grameen.net
g_shakti@grameen.com
Website: http://www.gshakti.org/
Solar home systems for Bangladesh
Winrock International India
7, Poorvi Marg, Vasant Vihar
New Delhi 110 057
India
Tel: +91 11 614 2965
Fax: +91 11 614 6005
E-mail: winrock@vsnl.com
Website: www.winrockindia.org
Winrock developed a solar lantern for India.
Lights for Leaning
69 High Street, Cricklade, Wiltshire SN6 6DA
United Kingdom
Tel +44 (0)1793 750844
E-mail: info@lightsforlearning.org
Website: www.lightsforlearning.org
LED lighting systems for educational projects in
Africa.
SolarAid
Bunhill Fields Meeting House
Quaker Court, Banner Street
London
EC1Y 8QQ
United kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)20 7490 3321
Fax: +44 (0)20 7490 3321
E-mail: info@solar-aid.org
Website: http://solar-aid.org/
Developed a solar LED lantern kit to fit kerosene
lamps. This project is focused on Malawi.
The Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF)
1775 K Street, NW Suite 595
Washington, DC 20006
USA
Tel: 202-234-7265
Fax: 202-328-9512
E-mail: solarlight@self.org
Website: http://www.self.org/
The Solar Electric Light Fund, Inc. (SELF) is a
non-profit charitable organisation. SELF seeks to
help communities and governments in the
acquisition, financing and installation of
decentralised household solar electric systems in
the developing world.
Lighting Africa
IFC, CBA building, 4th Floor, Upper Hill,
Mara/Ragati Road
P.O. Box 30577-00100
Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: +254 20 275 92 00
Website: http://www.lightingafrica.org/
Lighting Africa, a joint IFC and World Bank
program, is helping develop commercial off-grid
lighting markets in Sub-Saharan Africa as part
of the World Bank Group’s wider efforts to
improve access to energy.
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