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White LEDs for a Brighter World
deepfry writes "CBC radio today featured an interview with Dr. Dave Irvine-Halliday, an engineering professor at the University of Calgary, who's developed a home lighting system for the developing world using a combination of white LEDs, pedal generators and rechargable batteries. This type of "pico-power" can make a huge difference in the lives of villagers in rural areas where being connected to a power grid is not an option and probably never will be. Read about the Light Up the World project and make a donation."
Welcome to the official web site of Light Up The World Foundation.
The goal of LUTW is to be instrumental in providing White Light Emitting Diode home lighting, by both humanitarian and local entrepreneurial means, to one million people in the developing world by 2005 - thus enabling children to study in the evenings.
This web site is intended to introduce you to a groundbreaking initiative instigated by Dr. Dave Irvine-Halliday, professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Calgary, Canada.The primary purpose of this project is to introduce to the developing world a safe, simple, healthy, reliable and affordable form of home lighting, using white light emitting diodes (WLED). This rugged home lighting system will allow people in some of the poorest and least developed rural communities to light up their homes and raise their quality of living. Please explore our web pages to find out more information about the WLED home lighting project and how we are making a difference by assisting Nepali villager's achieve a higher quality of living by their own efforts.
Aug 24, 2002. Join us for the Light Up The World - Rocky Mountain Relay (2 person) at Canmore, Alberta. All race proceeds support LUTW. Click here for entry forms and info.
LUTW Countries: 2000, 2001 and Projected for 2002.
Light Up The World Project Photos: Everest, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka.
Thank you to our generous supportors: Donations List.
Donation Information.