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2010-11 UNEP Sasakawa Prize Award Ceremony
The 2010-11 UNEP Sasakawa Prize Award Ceremony, Nairobi, Kenya






2009-10 UNEP Sasakawa Prize Laureate: Nuru Design2009-10 UNEP Sasakawa Prize Laureate: Nuru Design
Nuru Design brings clean, affordable lighting solutions to rural communities in Rwanda, Kenya and India with portable, rechargeable LED lights. The lights can be recharged by solar panel or by human power using the world’s first commercially available pedal generator. The reduction in kerosene expenses saves households up to USD$8 per month per household.


2009-10 UNEP Sasakawa Prize Laureate: Trees, Water and People2009-10 UNEP Sasakawa Prize Laureate: Trees, Water and People
Trees, Water and People (TWP) collaborates with local NGOs to distribute fuel-efficient cook stoves which burn 70% less wood, saving families US$1 - $5/day, and decrease harmful carbon emissions by 1 tonne CO2eq/year per stove for domestic users. The project also includes reforestation efforts which to date account for the planting of three million trees in Latin America.

Midnight Sun 2008 - Midnight Sun- Sunlabob Rural Energy
Sunlabob Rural Energy is bringing energy to remote rural communities in Lao PDR, a country where just 48 per cent of the population has access to grid electricity, mostly in cities and town. Through Sunlabob, over 1,800 solar-home-systems (SHS) and 500 solar lanterns are being rented to families in 73 different villages across Lao PDR.

Power to the People 2008 - Power To The People- Practical Action
Practical Action is working in Peru’s eastern Andes where 68 percent of the population- around 5million people- do not have access to electricity.The project makes use of the region’s vast potential for hydroelectricity: to date, 47 micro-hydro schemes have been installed in the area through practical Action, bringing clean power to about 30,000 people.

 

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