{"id":17239,"date":"2015-01-27T05:00:35","date_gmt":"2015-01-27T12:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tested-neuron.flywheelsites.com\/?p=17239"},"modified":"2015-03-06T13:29:31","modified_gmt":"2015-03-06T20:29:31","slug":"greenlight-planet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/greenlight-planet\/","title":{"rendered":"How One Startup is Bringing Solar to Millions of Families in Poverty"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-vimeo\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/114721781\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greenlightplanet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Greenlight Planet<\/a> has sold over three million solar home lights to off-grid families through an in-house network of over 5,000 active village direct sales agents.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"right\"><p>We bring them light, and the promise of a more productive and healthier life.<span id=\"tweetquote\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=http:\/\/ow.ly\/HbVtB&amp;via=unreasonable&amp;text=&quot;We bring them light and the promise of a more productive and healthier life&quot; -@GreenlghtPlanet\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet This Quote<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In a third party study families using Greenlight solar lanterns reported their school-going children studied for 75 percent longer on average. Moving forward, Greenlight is keen to position their most affordable solar lantern, the $10 Eco, as a study light for rural off-grid Girls. In addition to giving Girls the ability to study at night, these lanterns also prevent the use of kerosene (which has major health implications for Girls and their mothers).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>This post is part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/wary-sunlight.flywheelsites.com\/girl-effect\/\">series<\/a> profiling ventures in first accelerator program dedicated to impacting the lives of millions of girls in poverty. 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