A Liter of Light Goes a Long Way

October 21, 2011

By Jenny Li Fowler

Illac Diaz MPA/Mason Fellow 2012 is the founder and executive director of MyShelter Foundation. MyShelter is aiming to shed light on one million homes in the Philippines by 2012 through Isang Litrong Liwanag (A Liter of Light), a sustainable lighting project which aims to bring the eco-friendly solar bottle bulb to homes and communities around the world.

Isang Litrong Liwanag (A Liter of Light)
isanglitrongliwanag.org

Plastic bottles light up lives
CNN.com — A new twist on recycling is transforming Manila's slums.

Rather than seen as trash, plastic bottles are now being viewed as a cheap and sustainable way to light homes.

Shanty town homes in Manila are often built so close to each other that they have no windows or natural light. With electricity unaffordable or unavailable for many slum-inhabitants, many families often have to work, do chores, and eat in near darkness.

Now a simple innovation called the "Solar Bottle Bulb" is popping out of roofs and illuminating the lives of many. » read more
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