Chelsea Greenwell

ln low and middle-income countries like Uganda, over 95% of the population relies on biomass fuel for heating cooking and lighting, with women & children disproportionately affected. Indoor air pollution from solid fuel use leads to 3.9 million premature deaths a year globally.

About 733 million people worldwide are living without access to electricity ...

This traps them in a life of energy poverty which constrains economic development and impedes access to education livelihood development health and basic services.

80% of this populace reside in sub-Saharan Africa.

In 2023, according to Scientific American, blackouts are worsening in number and duration, disproportionately affecting already vulnerable communities.

... it is clear with these statistics, we need to adapt how we think about lighting production.