Light up the life of poor family with a solar lamp by Balajee Sewa Sansthan

During the project period of Jan to June 21, we have got 40 lists of girls students after a door-to-door survey during sensitization of poor people to how to save from Covid-19 epidemic as well as awareness and help to registered for the vaccination. Our team has distributed 40 solar lamps in 2-3 villages only to very poor and needy girls students for the evening study.

Balajee Sewa Sansthan (BSS) is a registered NGO that currently operates in the state of Uttarakhand, Uttarpradesh and Bihar, with the Head Office in Dehradun, Uttarakhand and branch offices in these States. As our name suggests, we consider it a privilege to be able to do “Sewa”, to serve our fellow human beings with the utmost dedication and compassion. We believe that every life has equal value and an equal right to live with dignity. We have been, and are currently working on many different social issues viz..- HIV-AIDS (TI); Financial Literacy; SHG formation; Skill Development; Education for poor children, TB & Tobacco Control Program, Water & Sanitation (Providing low cost toilets); Rural Tourism (Himalayan Gram), Micro-finance, Renewal energy (Solar Energy), Vocational training etc. BSS work with complete transparency and for the betterment of the society. It is my pleasure to support the girls students to provide solar lamps against donation received from GIVE INDIA.

Supply of electricity to the towns and villages is erratic and available for few hours in our working area of Bihar. There are still many villages where electricity has not reached. And in the villages having electric connections, power comes only for a few hours in a day and sometimes it doesn’t come for days together. Poor People are forced to use oil/ Kerosene lamps. Solar power can supply them electricity at night thus reducing dependence on kerosene/oil. The lamp shall not only light their homes, but it can charge mobiles.

           During the tough time of COVID-19 epidemic  Balajee team identified the poorest girls students who want to continue her study and living in a village and have regular electricity problems in the evening, distributed solar lanterns among them. It’s also very helpful for the laborious students who were facing problems of lack of light in evening and night study. We have distributed approx 100 solar lamps between Apr to Dec 2020 the solar lamp among the school going children, rural poor family who is using kerosene lamps and who is coming from underprivileged poor family of Bihar.

Solar Lamps for poor girl students of Bihar

Balajee identifying the poorest people from a village and distributed solar lanterns. It’s also very helpful for the laborious students who were facing problems of lack of light in evening and night study. We have distributed the solar lamp among the school going children, poor family who is using kerosene lamps and who is coming from underprivileged poor family of Bihar as details given below.

In the last quarter 180 Solar lamps have been distributed among poor girls students of rural area in Patna and Bhojpur (Ara) district of Bihar mainly to replace kerosene lantern and lamps. . School going children could now study more efficiently in bright light of the solar lamp. The low cost solar lanterns have received great response in rural area in Bihar where power cut is too frequent. The solar light has brought brightness to the lives of many who were used to cook in dim light of kerosene lamps. With the solar lanterns, they can easily travel even in the nights for agriculture work. It can be used for study purpose too in villages.

Happy to receive the solar lamps

Program Update

Supply of electricity to the towns and villages is erratic and available for few hours in our working area of Bihar. There are still many villages where electricity has not reached. And in the villages having electric connections, power comes only for a few hours in a day and sometimes it doesn’t come for days together. Poor People are forced to use oil/ Kerosene lamps. Solar power can supply them electricity at night thus reducing dependence on kerosene/oil. The lamp shall not only light their homes, but it can charge mobiles. Balajee identifying the poorest people from a village and distributed solar lanterns. It’s also very helpful for the laborious students who were facing problems of lack of light after sunset. We are distributing the solar lamp among the school going children, poor family who is using kerosene lamps and who is coming from underprivileged poor family of Bihar, from more than 3 years now.

Story from the field

In the age of super technologies can you Imagine living in a world with no light when the sun set. This is the life of millions of Indian, mostly the rural poor population. Rupa Kumari, a girl aged 13 of Maner village in Patna, Bihar is one such girl out of those million people who do not have access to Electricity. The Girl and her family typically rely on kerosene lamps, and other unsafe light sources, which can lead to burns, injuries, poisoning and other destructive risks, as per our findings. The girl belongs to an underprivileged family where she has to work in fields for their family livelihood after her school hours. The girl does not get enough time to study during the day. The only time she left is evening, but she do not have available light source after sunset, which make her suffer her studies. Realizing the need for a more efficient energy source, Balajee Sewa Sansthan, a nongovernmental organisation has offered a solar lamp to the girl. After getting the solar lamp the girl can utilize her time after her work, which she was not able to utilize before. The solar lamp has brought balance between her work and studies. Now, The girl can study and support his family too.