project: telecho medical clinic                                                                                              

population:25,000 people
location: welmera district 
cost: $3890                                    

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summary: for three months each year, the telecho medical clinic is completely cut off from the outside world by muddy, impassable roads. ethiopia’s rainy season causes the area to be inaccessible by any mode of transport other than foot and horseback. during these months, patients cannot receive medicines or vaccines that require refrigeration, leaving them vulnerable to preventable death and disease.  lack of electricity also makes the births and surgeries performed at night more dangerous. with only one medical official, no one can hold the unsanitary kerosene lamp in place to light the doctor’s procedures at night. with energy in the clinic, a solar powered refrigerator will store medicines and vaccines for the duration of the rainy season, and light will allow the doctor to treat patients at night with the same accuracy and care as during the day.

project: nano kersa medical clinic                                                                                              

population:12,000 people
location: welmera district 
cost: $3890                                    

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summary: the nano kersa clinic is a government run medical facility. located only 25 km outside of addis ababa, ethiopia’s capital city, this clinic serves over 12,000 people and lacks access to electricity. with only candles and kerosene lamps for light, even births—an everyday medical occurrence—become life-threatening at night. meseret adugna, the nurse at nano kersa, struggles to deliver children in dimly lit rooms and often misses the early signs of complications that she could have easily seen by day. with light in her clinic, nurse adugna could provide the people of her community with the medical care they deserve at night, delivering children and treating emergency patients at any time of day.

project: kell rufael primary school                                                                                              

population:1,200 students
location: gondar district 
cost: $3890                                    

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summary: small windows in the poorly constructed walls of the kell rufael school allow barely enough light into their classrooms even during daytime hours. children struggle to see the blackboard, and without light in their schools or homes, these students are unable to complete their studies to better their circumstances. melkam berhihen, the school’s director for 10 years, lives on premises and has long dreamed of starting an evening education program for children and adults. but with only the dim light of expensive and unsanitary kerosene lamps, he has not been able to provide any courses at night. with solar power in their classrooms, we can provide the school with light for this education initiative. most local farmers from the village have never gone to school. many children miss classes to help their parents find water and wood for survival. now, these children and adults can come after their work day is over for their first chance at an education, their greatest chance of success for a brighter future.

project: hamus gebeya medical clinic                                                                                              

population:10,000 people
location: welmera district 
cost: $3890                                    

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summary: mr. alemayehu tafesse is the only medical official at the hamus gebeya medical clinic. located 55km from ethiopia’s capital city, this facility serves 10,000 people and is completely cut off from the electrical grid. without energy, mr. alemayehu struggles to treat the emergency patients that visit the clinic at night. births and surgeries are performed in near darkness, with only the light of harmful and expensive kerosene lamps. without a refrigerator, the free vaccines issued by the government cannot be stored, and children fall ill to preventable diseases such as measles and tuberculosis. electricity for light and a refrigerator will provide the patients of hamus gebeya with the care they deserve. light at night will improve emergency medical care, and a refrigerator will ensure the vaccinations of the next generation of village children.