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LED lighting

Balaji — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:02:37 -0400

i guess dr. dave halliday of university of calgary, canada, has done some work in nepal and india through his 'lightuptheworldfoundation'. some of my friends worked with him to take up LED lighting to tribal villages which would not have gotten electricity from the grid for various reasons. we also developed and distributed some LED torches, low cost, for the tsunami affected in India, when the grid went out. pl mail me if you wish to know more. i'd be keen to know more of what you folks are up to. cheers balaji

Great idea...

Marquis — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:09:51 -0400

Tayo, I had no idea that you had a blog of your own going. I'm glad that Mbwana was able to connect you with the guys who started up d.light. They sound like they're trying to do a really good thing for the world and I know that this is right up your alley. I hope you have a chance to collaborate with them going forward. -Marquis

Great Ideas

Sebastian — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:20:19 -0400

I really hope that this startup will have success. I think light really is an important aspect, which is far too often underestimated. So, good luck to d.light!

The Delight of d.light Design

Tayo Akinyemi — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 16:23:29 -0400

I have a chronic habit of seeking out cool people. Can’t help it; it’s just what I do. A few months ago, I asked one of my friends, a Stanford Graduate School of Business grad, to e-introduce me to a then second year student. We exchanged ideas and information, a process that always makes me happy. Imagine my delight (pun intended) when the aforementioned student e-introduced me to two of his classmates, Sam Goldman and Ned Tozun, founders of d.light design. I was absolutely tickled, and you’ll understand why shortly.

d.light’s mission is to “develop and commercialize sustainable lighting and power solutions for underserved rural markets in areas without access to electricity.” The d.light team hopes to supplant the use of kerosene and candles, which are “expensive, inefficient, dangerous, low-quality sources of light.” (Source: http://www.dlightdesign.com/vision.html)

Some of you may recall a previous mention by Rob Katz referencing d.light’s participation in the Global Social Venture Competition. But given this happy bit of serendipity, I’ve stepped in for round two.

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