Ben Hirschfeld 18, USA
Basic need(s):
Health, Safety, Education, Environment
Project:
LIT! Project
"The technologies which have had the most profound effects on human life are usually simple." This idea from physicist Freeman Dyson is not lost on Ben. Ben's "LIT! Project" donates and distributes solar lanterns to schools in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya. Their education hindered by a lack of electric light, students are forced to use kerosene lanterns to study at night. Ben's solar lanterns alleviate the problems this creates. Not only do the lanterns provide light to study by, they are better for the environment, prevent exposure to toxic fumes, cut costs on kerosene refills, and remove the danger of house fires altogether. LIT! Project has affected the lives of more than 10,000 people.
