Our blog: Little Stories

Journey with us

Our iconic little yellow lamp has some incredible stories to tell – from riding camels in the Sahara to climbing summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, to joining the classrooms of homeless children in India, to getting sweaty with the crowd at some of the world’s biggest summer music festivals. And now with Little Sun Charge jumping aboard, we’re looking forward to sharing even more Little Sun tales with you here.

Introducing…Little Sun Diamond, the new solar lamp by Olafur Eliasson

Little Sun Diamond: Add a
little sparkle to your life!

September 2017
Little Sun joins forces with Finnish designers Minna and Mari from Mifuko. From July 15 to August 15, every Little Sun Original sold in our webshop and every 20 Euros spent in Mifuko’s online shop will bring one solar-powered Little Sun Original to the Mifuko self-help group in Kenya.

#SustainableSummer –
Shopping for a good cause

July 2017
Thank you to everyone who gave generously last Christmas and made the solar wishes of children in rural South Africa a reality.

Santa Shoebox makes solar
wishes a reality in rural South Africa

south africa
June 2017
Save the Children recently released important impact reports on the lasting effects of Little Sun solar lamps on the lives of refugees in Niger. We are happy to share the results with this story.

The Little Sun Impact: urgent
relief for refugees in Niger

May 2017
The Slow Marathon in Scotland meandered through all kinds of energetic landscapes to raise awareness for sustainable energy – with Little Suns charging by day and shining brightly at night.

A slow marathon through
energised landscapes

April 2017
The Kindred Project, a Spanish student-led NGO bring Little Suns and solar education workshops to children in Uganda.

Solar in Classrooms Connecting
Spain and Uganda

April 2017
Little Sun Diamond has won its first award! The DESIGN PRIZE, Experimentation Category, in Milan, Italy.

Design Prize Winner: Olafur
Eliasson with Little Sun and Little Sun Diamond

April 2017
Two young university students set their sights on driving across the Moroccan Desert with a box of Little Suns to give to school kids – this is their story!

Solar for the Children
of the Moroccan Desert

April 2017
The Maasai community learnt about how a Little Sun harnesses the power of the sun through all of its individual parts working together. What can we learn from the story of the Maasai community’s Earth Day workshop?

Maasai Community Teach their
Students about Solar Power for Earth Day

Tanzania
April 2017
This is Little Sun like you’ve never seen it before – a ‘swarm’ of lamps at the Tivoli Gardens, with proceeds going to off-grid Africa.

Little Sun Light Swarm
at Tivoli Gardens

Denmark
April 2017
March for Science will happen on Earth Day this year, April 22nd, and Little Sun will be there to support them!

Little Sun Marches for Science
on Earth Day 2017

Worldwide
April 2017
We heard word from the Afari communities who received Little Suns thanks to Save the Children. Here’s the full story including a link to the Impact Report.

The Impact of Solar on Ethiopian
Classrooms: Findings From Save the Children

Ethiopia
March 2017
Journey with Jai and Eva to Ethiopia as they share what they learned about the realities of life beyond the electrical grid.

What we learned
in Ethiopia

Ethiopia
March 2017
Can you feel the warmth of another’s care from across the world? The Karibujua project connects people in Italy with communities in the Lower Tana Delta region of Kenya who are living without electricity.

Karibujua: Connecting People
Through Kindness from Italy to Kenya

March 2017
We are empowering schoolchildren living off-grid by putting the power to read in their hands: with our simple, yellow solar light. Because power means empowerment.

The Power to Read

Ethiopia
March 2017
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