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It is estimated that about 1.6 billion people on this planet live without access to electricity, and 400 million of them are in India. The "Solar Lantern Project" aims to provide solar rechargeable lanterns to rural areas in India, where electricity is still not available. This project has been advocated and promoted by Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, Director- General of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India.
Solar lanterns not only contribute to improving the quality of peoples' lives but help prevent global warming by reducing CO2 emissions.
IGES approves the project and has launched a support campaign to invite donations in order to set up one charging station with 50 lanterns in a village.
We look forward to your generous support to this initiative.
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| Campaign Period |
28 April 2009- 31 March 2010 (the campaign period has been extended) |
| Amount to be raised |
850,000yen* |
| Donation Unit |
1,000yen |
| Organiser |
IGES |
| Joint Supporter |
Gaia Initiative (The Japanese contact point of the project) |
*With 850,000 yen, we can...
place solar panels in the centre of a village that enables villagers to charge 50 lanterns during the daytime, meaning about 50 households can enjoy lives with lighting.
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| As a token of our gratitude |
- Supporters will receive a Certificate of Participation to the IGES Solar Lantern Support campaign.
- A USB memory with IGES logo will be given to contributers of more than 20,000 yen.
- Your corporate logo mark can be placed on the IGES web site in the case of a corporate donation.
* After completing this campaign, we will inform you of the name of the village which has benefitted from your contributions.
* You can obtain follow-up information of the campaign here. |
| Scheme of Solar Lantern Project |
Solar panels are placed in the centre of a village and 50 lanterns can be charged at the “charging station” during the daytime. In the late afternoon, villagers come to rent the lanterns for the night and bring them back the next morning. Each user pays 2 rupees, or 5-6 yen, for 1 lantern per day.
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| Solar Lantern Project and IGES |
The solar lantern project has been advocated and promoted by Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Director-General of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India.
TERI and IGES have been working together on Asian and global environmental issues.
Prof. Hamanaka, Chair of the IGES Board of Directors, approves the project and has become one of the support promoters together with Governor Matsuzawa, Kanagawa Prefecture .
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How to apply
Please sign up for the campaing using the on-line application form.
You can make payment on-line using a credit card, or by bank transfer.
 (Bank information)
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Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
E-mail:rss-info@iges.or.jp
Tel. +81-46-855-3720
Fax. +81-46-855-3709 |
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