Figure 1
School children received lamps as incentives to borrow books to read at home. Although sitting on the floor, children were thrilled to receive the lamps. Photo: Save the Children (SCI).
Figure 2
Karima, 11, uses the lamp to do her homework. Photo: Save the Children (SCI).
Figure 3
Girls in “Alamal” school in Taiz (for Muhamasheen, a disenfranchised group) received the lamps and books to read at home. Photo: Save the Children (SCI).
Figure 4
A child “wears” the lamp round his neck to walk at night so his hands are free. Although not trained to do so, this unusual use of the lamp made it an essential item for the safety of children in electricity-deprived villages. Photo: Save the Children (SCI).