SolarAid
Matthew Syed makes the Radio 4 appeal for SolarAid
Reg Charity: 1115960
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Light Libraries
Mtakataka CDSS in Malawi is located far away, in a rural part of the country. The houses in the village surrounding the school are mostly basic huts, and there is no access to electricity in this area of Malawi. Many of the students walk up to 10km daily to reach the school and most families do not have the means to buy a solar light. Many are forced to buy candles β which are extremely dangerous. In the 21st century, thatβs no way to study. In April, SolarAid set up a Light Library at the school. A Light Library works just like a regular library β but for solar lights. It gives the students the opportunity to borrow a light home with them in the evening, to study, and for their parents to get to know the light and how it works.
Supporting Students
Harriet Zuwawo works as a librarian at the school library. She is seeing how performance has been improving. βIn 2018, before the introduction of the lights, we had no girl passing the national exam, but as for the 2019 national exam, at least we have three girls passing the exam. And those girls, theyβve been borrowing the lightsβ, Harriet says. She explains to the students how to use the lights, as some people had never seen a solar light before, they normally use candles at home, which are dangerous and hard to read by. Harriet says that more and more students are coming to the library to borrow a light, when they see the performance of their friends in class is improving.
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- Sun 24 Nov 2019 07:54ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 24 Nov 2019 21:25ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
- Thu 28 Nov 2019 15:27ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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