Solar Village Project

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Solar Street Lights

When the sun sets on an unlit village, daily life stops. Streets empty, shops close, children head home, and the simple act of walking to a neighbor's house becomes unsafe. A single solar street light changes the whole equation — not for one family, but for everyone.

A village street at night lit by a solar street light

That's why our lighting work has evolved. Where we once distributed individual home lighting systems, we now install solar street lights: shared, durable infrastructure that serves the entire community at once. Streets stay safe after dark, shops and markets stay open longer, students can gather to study, and evenings become community time again. Each light is self-contained — solar panel, battery, and LED in one — with no grid connection needed and nothing for families to maintain or afford.


200+ solar street lights installed and counting — from the villages of Uttar Pradesh to Himalayan communities in Uttarakhand.


Installing a solar street light in a rural village
A community gathering lit by a solar street light
A new solar street light in a rural community
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