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A simple solar light allows Babirye Verena to increase her household income while keeping her children safe.

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A simple solar light has allowed Babirye Verena to increase her household income while keeping her children safe.

 

 

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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Down a winding, bumpy dirt road forty minutes outside the town of Kikonda in central Uganda live Babirye Verena and her three children. Verena carries the responsibilities of both farming and parenthood, as her husband lives and works over three hours away in the capital of Kampala. The 28-year-old mother’s home is modest and undecorated, except for a few colorful mats and an inspirational sign hanging on the wall. Like many women in her village, Verena is a farmer by day with a special skill by night: weaving. 

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">She spins bright fibers into intricate floor mats that she sells at the local market. Because traditional kerosene lighting is too expensive to use every night, Verena could usually only make one mat per month, weaving in the precious few daylight hours not spent tending to her farm or her children. 

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">However, five months ago things changed. After giving birth to her third child Francis, Verena received a solar light through the Safe Births + Healthy Homes pilot program. In rural Uganda today, a mere 65% <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">of deliveries are handled by trained birth attendants, with the remainder taking place in the community.<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The program aims to incentivize women to give birth at the health clinic in order to drive better health outcomes for mothers and babies alike, while empowering the household with the freedom of a solar light. 

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With her solar light, Verena’s life is brighter in many ways. She can now weave into the evening hours, increasing her output by 200% to three mats each month, putting the additional funds towards school fees. She can also safely allow her children to use the light to read and complete their homework at night without fear of burns or respiratory problems common with kerosene usage

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Verena smiles with pride as she shows off her handiwork and explains how the solar light has impacted her family. “Before getting the light, we would spend many evenings in the darkness because we didn’t have money for kerosene. Now I can weave my mats late into the night and better provide for my children.”
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 *[[Publication - Electrification of Health Clinics in Rural Areas: Challenges and Opportunities|Publication - Electrification of Health Clinics in Rural Areas: Challenges and Opportunities]]
 *[[Event - Lasting Impact: Sustainable Off-Grid Solar Delivery Models to Power Health and Education|Event - Lasting Impact: Sustainable Off-Grid Solar Delivery Models to Power Health and Education]]
 = References =

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 == Safe Births + Healthy Homes pilot program ==
-In 2019, [[Let_There_Be_Light_International|LTBLI]] launched the Safe Births + Healthy Homes (SB+HH) pilot project at 3 health clinics in Uganda. 900 pico solar lights will be given to postnatal women and infants in remote rural communities to incentivize them to give birth in attended birth settings in their communities.<ref name="https://www.everywomaneverychild.org/commitment/let-there-be-light-international-ltbli/">https://www.everywomaneverychild.org/commitment/let-there-be-light-international-ltbli/</ref>
+In 2019, [[Let There Be Light International|LTBLI]] launched the Safe Births + Healthy Homes (SB+HH) pilot project at 3 health clinics in Uganda. 900 pico solar lights will be given to postnatal women and infants in remote rural communities to incentivize them to give birth in attended birth settings in their communities.<ref name="https://www.everywomaneverychild.org/commitment/let-there-be-light-international-ltbli/">https://www.everywomaneverychild.org/commitment/let-there-be-light-international-ltbli/</ref>
 == Story: A simple solar light allows Babirye Verena to increase her household income while keeping her children safe. ==
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 She spins bright fibers into intricate floor mats that she sells at the local market. Because traditional kerosene lighting is too expensive to use every night, Verena could usually only make one mat per month, weaving in the precious few daylight hours not spent tending to her farm or her children.
-However, five months ago things changed. After giving birth to her third child Francis, Verena received a solar light through the Safe Births + Healthy Homes pilot program. In rural [[Uganda_Energy_Situation|Uganda]] today, a mere 65% of deliveries are handled by trained birth attendants, with the remainder taking place in the community.The program aims to incentivize women to give birth at the health clinic in order to drive better health outcomes for mothers and babies alike, while empowering the household with the freedom of a solar light.
+However, five months ago things changed. After giving birth to her third child Francis, Verena received a solar light through the Safe Births + Healthy Homes pilot program. In rural [[Uganda Energy Situation|Uganda]] today, a mere 65% of deliveries are handled by trained birth attendants, with the remainder taking place in the community.The program aims to incentivize women to give birth at the health clinic in order to drive better health outcomes for mothers and babies alike, while empowering the household with the freedom of a solar light.
 With her solar light, Verena’s life is brighter in many ways. She can now weave into the evening hours, increasing her output by 200% to three mats each month, putting the additional funds towards school fees. She can also safely allow her children to use the light to read and complete their homework at night without fear of burns or respiratory problems common with kerosene usage
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 Verena smiles with pride as she shows off her handiwork and explains how the solar light has impacted her family. “Before getting the light, we would spend many evenings in the darkness because we didn’t have money for kerosene. Now I can weave my mats late into the night and better provide for my children.”<ref>Reference missing</ref>
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 = Further Information =
-*[[Energy_for_Rural_Health_Centers|Energy for Rural Health Centers]]
+*[[Energy for Rural Health Centers|Energy for Rural Health Centers]]
-*[[Access_to_modern_energy_and_the_impact_on_health|Access to modern energy and the impact on health]]
+*[[Access to modern energy and the impact on health|Access to modern energy and the impact on health]]
-*[[Publication_-_Electrification_of_Health_Clinics_in_Rural_Areas:_Challenges_and_Opportunities|Publication - Electrification of Health Clinics in Rural Areas: Challenges and Opportunities]]
+*[[Publication - Electrification of Health Clinics in Rural Areas: Challenges and Opportunities|Publication - Electrification of Health Clinics in Rural Areas: Challenges and Opportunities]]
-*[[Event_-_Lasting_Impact:_Sustainable_Off-Grid_Solar_Delivery_Models_to_Power_Health_and_Education|Event - Lasting Impact: Sustainable Off-Grid Solar Delivery Models to Power Health and Education]]
+*[[Event - Lasting Impact: Sustainable Off-Grid Solar Delivery Models to Power Health and Education|Event - Lasting Impact: Sustainable Off-Grid Solar Delivery Models to Power Health and Education]]
-= References  =
+= References =
-*[[Let_There_Be_Light_International|Let There Be Light International]]
+*[[Let There Be Light International|Let There Be Light International]]
 *www.lettherebelightinternational.org
-*<references />

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-=== A simple solar light allows&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Babirye Verena to increase her household income while keeping her children safe.</span> ===
+This article...
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+== Safe Births + Healthy Homes pilot program ==
-<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Down a winding, bumpy dirt road forty minutes outside the town of Kikonda in central Uganda live Babirye Verena and her three children. Verena carries the responsibilities of both farming and parenthood, as her husband lives and works over three hours away in the capital of Kampala. The 28-year-old mother’s home is modest and undecorated, except for a few colorful mats and an inspirational sign hanging on the wall. Like many women in her village, Verena is a farmer by day with a special skill by night: weaving.&nbsp;</span><br/>
+In 2019, [[Let_There_Be_Light_International|LTBLI]] launched the Safe Births + Healthy Homes (SB+HH) pilot project at 3 health clinics in Uganda. 900 pico solar lights will be given to postnatal women and infants in remote rural communities to incentivize them to give birth in attended birth settings in their communities.<ref name="https://www.everywomaneverychild.org/commitment/let-there-be-light-international-ltbli/">https://www.everywomaneverychild.org/commitment/let-there-be-light-international-ltbli/</ref>
-<span id="docs-internal-guid-69645db0-7fff-52c1-ecba-6d1f7075b95a"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">She spins bright fibers into intricate floor mats that she sells at the local market. Because traditional kerosene lighting is too expensive to use every night, Verena could usually only make one mat per month, weaving in the precious few daylight hours not spent tending to her farm or her children.&nbsp;</span></span>
+== Story: A simple solar light allows Babirye Verena to increase her household income while keeping her children safe. ==
-<span id="docs-internal-guid-69645db0-7fff-52c1-ecba-6d1f7075b95a"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">However, five months ago things changed. After giving birth to her third child Francis, Verena received a solar light through the Safe Births + Healthy Homes pilot program. In rural Uganda today, a mere 65% </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">of deliveries are handled by trained birth attendants, with the remainder taking place in the community.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The program aims to incentivize women to give birth at the health clinic in order to drive better health outcomes for mothers and babies alike, while empowering the household with the freedom of a solar light.&nbsp;</span></span>
+Down a winding, bumpy dirt road forty minutes outside the town of Kikonda in central Uganda live Babirye Verena and her three children. Verena carries the responsibilities of both farming and parenthood, as her husband lives and works over three hours away in the capital of Kampala. The 28-year-old mother’s home is modest and undecorated, except for a few colorful mats and an inspirational sign hanging on the wall. Like many women in her village, Verena is a farmer by day with a special skill by night: weaving.
-<span id="docs-internal-guid-69645db0-7fff-52c1-ecba-6d1f7075b95a"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With her solar light, Verena’s life is brighter in many ways. She can now weave into the evening hours, increasing her output by 200% to three mats each month, putting the additional funds towards school fees. She can also safely allow her children to use the light to read and complete their homework at night without fear of burns or respiratory problems common with kerosene usage</span></span>
+She spins bright fibers into intricate floor mats that she sells at the local market. Because traditional kerosene lighting is too expensive to use every night, Verena could usually only make one mat per month, weaving in the precious few daylight hours not spent tending to her farm or her children.
-<span id="docs-internal-guid-69645db0-7fff-52c1-ecba-6d1f7075b95a"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Verena smiles with pride as she shows off her handiwork and explains how the solar light has impacted her family. “Before getting the light, we would spend many evenings in the darkness because we didn’t have money for kerosene. Now I can weave my mats late into the night and better provide for my children.”</span></span>
+However, five months ago things changed. After giving birth to her third child Francis, Verena received a solar light through the Safe Births + Healthy Homes pilot program. In rural [[Uganda_Energy_Situation|Uganda]] today, a mere 65% of deliveries are handled by trained birth attendants, with the remainder taking place in the community.The program aims to incentivize women to give birth at the health clinic in order to drive better health outcomes for mothers and babies alike, while empowering the household with the freedom of a solar light.
-<div><span id="docs-internal-guid-69645db0-7fff-52c1-ecba-6d1f7075b95a"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span><br/></div>

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+=== A simple solar light allows&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Babirye Verena to increase her household income while keeping her children safe.</span> ===
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+<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Down a winding, bumpy dirt road forty minutes outside the town of Kikonda in central Uganda live Babirye Verena and her three children. Verena carries the responsibilities of both farming and parenthood, as her husband lives and works over three hours away in the capital of Kampala. The 28-year-old mother’s home is modest and undecorated, except for a few colorful mats and an inspirational sign hanging on the wall. Like many women in her village, Verena is a farmer by day with a special skill by night: weaving.&nbsp;</span><br/>
 <span id="docs-internal-guid-69645db0-7fff-52c1-ecba-6d1f7075b95a"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">She spins bright fibers into intricate floor mats that she sells at the local market. Because traditional kerosene lighting is too expensive to use every night, Verena could usually only make one mat per month, weaving in the precious few daylight hours not spent tending to her farm or her children.&nbsp;</span></span>