Fw: D.light April 2010 Newsletter

"When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world." George Washington Carver What is Social Entrepreneurship? Statement of Faith You can find other "Market with Meaning" but you definitely want to see "Profit with Purpose". I personally "Believe in Kingdom Transformation" because I know there is only ONE "Life for Significant". 社會企業家的事業 my facebook  &  my twitter  &  my blog --- 2010年5月8日 星期六，D.light Design <announcement@dlightdesign.com> 寫道﹕ 寄件人: D.light Design <announcement@dlightdesign.com> 主題: D.light April 2010 Newsletter 收件人: incubator.hou@gmail.com 日期: 2010年5月8日,星期六,下午1:04   Monthly Newsletter   April 2010   If you'd like to sign up for our monthly newsletter by email, click here   D.light Design is an international consumer products company delivering quality energy solutions to families living without adequate electricity. Our mission is to enable households without reliable electricity to attain the same quality of life as those with electricity. We will begin by replacing every kerosene lantern with clean, safe and bright light. D.light is financed by prestigious venture capital firms including Nexus Venture Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Garage Technology Ventures, Mahindra Group; with investment from leading social enterprise funds Acumen Fund and Gray Matters Capital.   Lighting Rural Tanzania On April 9, D.light’s Rural Solar Entrepreneur proposal won the contest “Lighting Rural Tanzania 2010,” sponsored by the Rural Energy Agency and the World Bank. D.light was awarded a grant of USD 100,000 in order to finance the design and delivery of innovative, low cost, high quality lighting products targeting low income consumers in rural Tanzania. Our Rural Solar Entrepreneur proposal will help to build a low-cost, high-quality rural solar entrepreneur network throughout the Arusha region of northern Tanzania. Read more about the news in our media release.   Selling D.light solutions "on the road" through central Tanzania For D.light, innovation in distribution channels is as key as innovation in product design and technology. Over the last months, 2 of our sales teams canvassed dozens of villages in central Tanzania, in an effort to market lights and to sign on new dealers. Popular Tanzanian singer and poet Mrisho Mpoto, popularly known as “Mjomba”, joined one of these road-shows as a “safe light ambassador”, adding a considerable charismatic presence to the D.light road show spectacle. One of Mpoto’s latest songs, "Mama Siwema", speaking about solar lighting, has been the theme song for the campaign “Right to Safe Light”, organized in 2009 by D.light and Femina HIP, aimed at educating people to the use of safe and clean light. Watch the video of the road-show experience on our Youtube.   D.light providing solar lamps for earthquake relief efforts in China On April 14, 2010, the county of Yushu, in northwest China´s Qinghai province, was devastated by a terrible earthquake. D.light’s International Sales Team works with the local organization KHA (Kham Health Association), which, in addition to providing local people with medical help, is supplying them our solar lights. KHA is raising relief funds from China, UK and Australia. The initial funds will be invested to provide lights for over 500 families.   Solar Education video now on our website: Hindi version with English subtitles Our Marketing team has recently created a promotional video explaining how D.light products work, and how they can turn solar power into light. The video, currently available in Hindi with English subtitles, will soon be re-dubbed in other languages, so as to allow for easier distribution in different local markets. You can have a look at the video on our website.   Nova S201: Robust and solid ! How tough is the Nova? Watch this D.light video from India and find out!   Can't get enough D.light news? Follow us on Facebook or Twitter to get the latest updates in real time!   (c)2010 D.light Design ................................................................ This email should only be sent to those who have asked to receive it. To unsubscribe, return to the web form where you first subscribed and click the "unsubscribe" button, or contact the owner of the website.

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