WakaWaka Virtual Grid
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1,3 billion people have no access to the conventional energy grid. They are dependent on toxic, dangerous, and dirty kerosene lamps for lighting. Burns of kerosene lamps result in 300.000 deaths per y...
ear and millions of mutilations. The effects on the lungs of an indoor kerosene lamp equals smoking two packs of cigarettes per day, and the use of kerosene costs an average of 20% of a daily family income. No access to light is detrimental to safety, school results, economic activity, and community life. People living off-grid do not have easy access to electricity which makes economic development extremely hard to set off. This is called the energy poverty trap. In Rwanda over 90% of the people are not connected to the grid...
They can't afford to buy WakaWaka's most efficient solarlight and phonecharger called the 'WakaWaka Power' so WakaWaka came up with a solution; The Virtual grid.
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