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By converting empty soft-drink bottles into solar lamps, Illac Diaz has illuminated the lives of people in rural areas around the Philippines and beyond<\/p>\n

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Liter of Light came about in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, which was the first Category 5 typhoon to hit land in the Philippines<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Illac Diaz has captured imaginations around the world with his grassroots social enterprise Liter of Light, a Philippines-based organisation that promotes simple DIY technology to help people living in rural areas with limited or no access to electricity create affordable and sustainable solar light.<\/p>\n

The 49-year-old MIT and Harvard graduate, whose work has been recognised by the United Nations, is a four-time TEDx speaker, holding audiences rapt as he describes the innovative but curiously straightforward process of converting regular two-litre soft drink bottles into durable and efficient solar lamps.<\/p>\n

His organisation today operates in 32 countries, with a staff of 220, and helps provide light to around 1 million people a year. Some of the solar-powered lights can be assembled in just 30 minutes\u2014and last for five years.<\/p>\n

The group\u2019s unique mission\u2014along with its savvy Internet marketing\u2014has caught the attention of international celebrities, politicians and corporations, all of whom have been eager to become a part of it. When Liter of Light uploaded a video in 2014 that ultimately racked up some 60 million views, PepsiCo saw an opportunity to ride the wave of positive publicity.<\/p>\n

\u201cPepsi realised we were using their plastic bottles,\u201d Diaz says. \u201cSoft drink bottles are thicker than water bottles, so they work better in these types of lights. Pepsi loved it so much they gave us funds to expand in seven countries.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A four-time TEDx speaker, Illac Diaz has captured imaginations around the world by helping rural populations in the Philippines and beyond to create affordable and sustainable solar light<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Before long, Liter of Light counted among its global ambassadors the world\u2019s fastest man Usain Bolt, tennis superstar Serena Williams, social media personality Jerome Jarre and American singer-songwriter Usher. Ordinary people from all corners of the planet began reaching out to Diaz and asking him how they could bring Liter of Light to their own countries.<\/p>\n

Diaz, who wrote his university thesis on how countries on the front lines of climate change would need to adapt their urban and rural architecture, was thrust into the reality of the issue in November 2013 when Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Philippines, killing thousands of people and destroying millions of homes. Overnight, Diaz\u2019s focus shifted from architecture to emergency lighting.<\/p>\n

Tell us a bit about the origin of Liter of Light.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Liter of Light came about in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, which was the first Category 5 typhoon to hit land in the Philippines. At the time, my work was building schools in the area. I was also tinkering around with how to help women get more work producing solar lights and renting them out. Before, they were using kerosene lamps in these villages, which needed to be refilled regularly, but solar lights were something that could be built and repaired locally.<\/p>\n

After the typhoon hit, most donations were clothes and food. We started saying, \u201cWhat about light?\u201d There were increasing reports of crimes against women who were bringing food and money from aid stations to tents. Also, kids were rolling around in the tents and getting burned by the kerosene lamps.<\/p>\n

We said we could build solar lights by hand with local parts\u2014and do it now. We asked corporate donors to help us get started. Soon thousands of people were involved, bringing parts to our headquarters to assemble them into house lights and streetlights. We realised we were onto something.<\/p>\n

The more money you spend buying carbon-based products, the more money that goes out of the village. By going solar for the next five years, you save that money and it stays in the village<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

How does the organisation work?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Solar technology is out in the open. Just go on YouTube and you\u2019ll see that the DIY market is very powerful. The social enterprise part is more difficult to navigate. We coordinate with corporate donors and then work mostly with women cooperatives in the villages. The whole idea is transferring knowledge to locals. These co-ops are powerful because they will be there for years. The women and young people do excellent work because they rent their lights out to others in the community. They should be the engines for sustainability.<\/p>\n

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With limited cashflow in rural communities, the Liter of Light initiative is helping people to save money on power and lighting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We don\u2019t have any factories in 32 countries. Everything has to be built and maintained locally in the villages. We help establish a transport network between the rural areas and the markets where they sell their goods. On the way to the markets, the trucks are full of products to sell. We meet them at the markets and send them back with the parts they need. That\u2019s how we maintain villages that are kilometres apart without burning through money on logistics.<\/p>\n

What types of lights do you help people build?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We don\u2019t do big lights, ten-watt solar is the max we do. If you need a reading lamp, you can rent a 1-watt solar light. We\u2019re not going crazy. We make lights that are four or five times brighter than a flame. Then we do mobile charging stations, so people in villages don\u2019t have to go to the city just to charge their phones. And we also teach them how to make streetlights.<\/p>\n

What has been the economic impact of your work?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thirty-five percent of income in villages is generally used for power and lighting. If the people don\u2019t have kerosene, they\u2019ll burn wood, which they also have to buy. So it\u2019s a big burden for these communities to source something carbon-based. It\u2019s also very toxic. Plus, the more money you spend buying carbon-based products, the more money that goes out of the village. By going solar for the next five years, you save that money and it stays in the village.<\/p>\n

After we introduced streetlights and hand lights we noticed a 70 percent drop in crimes against women.<\/p>\n

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By adopting solar lighting, villagers have transitioned away from kerosene lamps which need to be refilled regularly and are significantly more wasteful<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By working with local co-ops you also create institutional memory. They used to sell kerosene but are now shifting to \u201cgreener\u201d jobs. To us, green jobs are not about buying imported solar products and reselling them. It\u2019s about building local economies with local knowledge. We\u2019re using old plastic bottles. My idea is not the technology. It\u2019s just to show people what\u2019s possible. Then let the innovation of locals lead to the creation of better products.<\/p>\n

What types of projects is Liter of Light undertaking at the moment?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I remember a movie called Pay It Forward where this kid would do something good and then challenge other people to do something good in payment for what he did. We said, \u201cWait a minute. People are stuck in their homes for the next few months during the pandemic. Why don\u2019t we ask corporate donors to deliver parts to people\u2019s houses and they can build lights at home, put them on Instagram to prove they did it, and then challenge other people to do the same?\u201d<\/p>\n

It started with 10 people, then another 10. Soon it was 100, then 1,000, and then 3,000. When it hit 3,000 we knew it was going viral. Parents liked this project because it taught kids about solar lights and sustainable energy. And kids loved building them and showing them online. Some of the kids started to challenge congressmen and senators in the Philippines. The Light it Forward Philippines challenge currently has around 400 celebrities taking part. It\u2019s going crazy.<\/p>\n

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The project has been a huge hit with young people who have taken to building the solar lamps and then publicising them on their social media accounts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What\u2019s next?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We know that kids are struggling with being stuck at home. So we\u2019ve also started enlisting them to make some of the largest solar artworks in the world\u2014like 200 metres across. There are thousands of people helping build it. Now with the advent of the 75th anniversary of the UN, one city mayor called us and asked if we want to use his city as a canvas. So we\u2019re taking over all the public parks and we\u2019re doing artworks related to the UN\u2019s 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) to transform our world. What better way is there to talk about the future?<\/p>\n

The original version of this article appeared in\u00a0Issue No. 166<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0PropertyGuru Property Report Magazine<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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