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Help provide clean light to students in rural Nigeria

Nigeria

K-Light

Light up student’s homes across Nigeria with environmentally friendly solar lanterns.

This proposal is fully funded
African Centre for Advocacy and Human Development (ACAHD)
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Problem

Inadequate power supply in Igbotako for families and students: Most families are unable to afford generators and kerosene lamps which hinders the ability of students to study at night. Furthermore, these power sources produce carbon monoxide emissions that can lead to serious health complications and even death.

Proposed solution

The K-light solar lanterns will address the lighting needs of rural families, in particular students, during evening hours. The provision of the K-lights will also eliminate health hazards and costs associated with the use of kerosene lamps and generators. The technology will be distributed free of cost to 150 students from Igbotako who are among the top 10 in their class and meet the other pre-determined minimum requirements. 150 poor students and families in rural areas will benefit from this effort, and reaching a total 0f 1000 people.

Number of people who will benefit

The proposed immediate beneficiaries of this project are 150 poor students living in rural areas. The project will benefit a total of 1,000 people from 150 families.

About the beneficiaries

For a student to benefit under this project, they must fulfill the following requirements:

  • Student must be currently registered student in a High School or Vocational/Technical Institute
  • If applying for University Matriculation, the student must produce evidence of his or her result and application to University
  • The income of the student’s parent must be below poverty level
  • Student must be a member of the communities where the project will be implemented
  • Student must apply to ACAHD attesting and answering all the questions that will be provided in our application
  • Student must also present a reference letter from the Head Teacher attesting to his or her studentship in the school
  • Student must be one of the top 10 best performing students in the class.

Campaign amount

$5,927

Timeframe for implementation

3 months

Budget Detail

Item Explanation Unit cost Quantity Cost
Product Cost of the technology 30 150 4,500
Shipping Cost of international shipping   1 470
Clearance and local duty Based on the average clearance and local duty cost   1 400
Wire transfer fee One transfer to tech provider, one transfer to cover local duty and clearance 45 1 45
Paypal/other payment processing fee 3.3% average based on the average size of project and average donation amount 3.30%   180
Other Contingency     50
Kopernik fee In order to cover due diligence cost that Kopernik conducts     282
TOTAL BUDGET       5,927

Fluctuations in currency exchange rates and shipping costs may change the final quantity of technologies shipped for this project.

Contribution of organization

ACAHD will contribute the sum of 500 USD in cash upon delivery but if the shipping costs do not cover the clearing.  ACAHD will apply the funds to contribute towards forwarding and clearing.

This project is located in Igbotako, Nigeria

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Additional Information

Links to additional information about Nigeria:
http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/data_sheets/cty_ds_NGA.html
http://www.memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles/Nigeria.pdf
http://www.who.int/countries/nga/en/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1064557.stm

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