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By Nikka Garriga
MAKATI CITY, METRO MANILA— While most city dwellers won’t be able to function a day without electricity, there are still a number of remote communities in the Philippines that are left doing chores or studying in the dark save perhaps for a lit candle or a gas lamp.
For the Solar Energy Foundation, providing these areas a reliable source of light would mean providing them hope for a much brighter future aside from simply making their lives easier.
“When you talk of light, you also talk about hope by giving people in far-flung areas access to it. To go from no light to one light is crucial and makes such a huge difference for them,” Solar Energy Foundation chairman Jim Ayala says.
This is the advocacy behind launching the “Hike for Light”, which taps on some 200 volunteer climbers who will attempt to bring 500 solar-powered lanterns to off-grid communities in some of our countries highest peaks.
Leading the project are veteran climbers from the First Philippine Expedition to Mount Everest and the Kaya ng Pinoy Foundation. Art Valdez and Team Everest will help navigate the climbers, dubbed “solar ambassadors”, to remote towns in Mounts Apo, Pulag, Dulang Dulang, Canlaon, Majaas and Guiting-Guiting.
“The fulfillment comes in using what we love to do, which is to climb, in helping others. This will also be the first time that the team will attempt to trek on six mountains so it’s really something special for us,” Valdez says.
Local partner organizations will then educate the beneficiaries on how to maximize the solar lanterns and train them on its proper technical support to sustain the equipment even after the foundation has left.
The group also aims to highlight the beautiful sights seen on our mountains as well as the true Pinoy spirit of kabayanihan that is best exemplified through the Hike for Light project.
For more information on the campaign, visit the Solar Energy Foundation website.
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We are very excited to see efforts like the Solar Energy Foundation’s outreach to communities in need of solar energy.