Fw: D.light May 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6月15日 星期二，D.light Design <announcement@dlightdesign.com> 寫道﹕ 寄件人: D.light Design <announcement@dlightdesign.com> 主題: D.light May 2010 Newsletter 收件人: incubator.hou@gmail.com 日期: 2010年6月15日,星期二,下午12:35   Monthly Newsletter   May 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.   D.light lanterns boost night studies In March 2010, D.light started a pilot program with Sikshana, an Indian organization aiming to improve the learning levels in public schools in developing countries. 84 Kiran lanterns were distributed to under-performing secondary school students in some villages in Bangalore, who were preparing for their final examination (SSLC). Villages suffered frequent power cuts in the evenings, and the dim and smoky Kerosene lanterns provided the only option for lighting for the students to study after sunset. Feedback from the 84 students who use our Kirans was enthusiastic: freed of any dependency on kerosene, students were able to increase their study time by 2 to 3 hours every night to review their books and homework. Results were remarkable: in a district where the average pass rate is about 67%, more than 82% of the formerly underperforming students granted with D.light lanterns earned their certificate.   Lighting Africa On May 18, our Nova S200 was awarded as a “Lighting Africa 2010 Outstanding Product”, for being one of the best off-grid lighting products available today to African consumers. The NOVA S200 successfully competed against over 20 other nominated products, and was chosen after extensive laboratory testing and field evaluations, according to such different criteria as design, performance, environmental impact, ease of use and affordability. The prize, which now allows D.light to exhibit a special certification label on its products, is awarded by Lighting Africa, a joint IFC and World Bank program that seeks to support the global lighting industry in developing affordable, clean, and efficient modern solutions for Sub-Saharan Africans with no access to the electricity grid.   D.light continues its support for earthquake relief in China On April 14 the county of Yushu, in northwest China´s Qinghai province, was devastated by a terrible earthquake. As we have already mentioned in our April newsletter, D.light works with local humanitarian and relief organizations, which, in addition to providing the earthquake victims with medical help, are supplying them with our solar lamps. Lack of electricity is a frequent problem after a devastating earthquake, and D.light knows that in such difficult circumstances even a small solar-powered lamp could be of big help to local people. After shipping a first order of our Kirans lamps in April, in the days immediately following the earthquake, we are now ready to ship a further delivery of Kiran and Solata lamps. Thousands of earthquake victims are benefitting today from our solar lights and we plan to continue to assist them in the relief efforts in the coming months.   D.light lanterns for Safari D.light’s East Africa office has recently started a new direct marketing campaign targeting 150 safari lodges in the area, which tipically consume large amounts of kerosene. The campaign will continue during the entire tourist season, with new emails ads every 2-3 weeks and the promotion in specialized tourist industry fairs, such as the recent Karibu Fair in Arusha. We thought you would enjoy the pictures of some of our ads!     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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