Some guys are better than the time they live in. It’s what I thought when I saw Govinda Upadhyay on stage, receiving the Change Award from the EIT (European Institute of Technology) at a recent conference in Hungary.
In a bid to overcome the plethora of problems posed by traditional kerosene lamps, a Swiss start-up, LEDsafari has developed an ingenious system for a Swiss do-it-yourself DIY Solar Lamp.
To overcome the many problems posed by kerosene lamps used by 1.6 billion people across the globe, Swiss start-up LEDsafari has developed an ingenious system for a do it yourself lamp made from equipment available on site, such as electrical wire, a mobile phone battery and empty bottles.
Govinda Upadhyay currently is pursing SELECT masters and doing his graduation thesis in TU Eindhoven. His thesis is about rural electrification in India. As part of the thesis, he made a field trip to an non electrified village in India. He has made a difference by making the low cost LED lamp.
It’s called the Safari Led startup based in Lausanne and in collaboration with some NGOs teaches how to build an innovative solar lamp for Developing country. The idea: use of cheap materials and easy to find.
The solar lamp developed by the start-up LEDsafari is a more effective, safer, and less expensive form of illumination than the traditional oil lamp currently used by more than one billion people in the world.
Ledsafari, a Swiss start-up, organizes in developing countries solar lamp fabrication shops.
To overcome the numerous problems associated with the use of kerosene lamps by 1.6 billion people on the planet, LEDsafari have developed an ingenious system for a DIY lamp that is made from equipment that is currently available on site, like electrical wire, empty bottles and a mobile phone battery.
Our mission is to empower people in developing countries to make their own electrical rechargeable lamp, using locally available material to promote sustainability and health, develop skills and gain jobs. This also helps in creating awareness about sustainability.
Earlier this month (3 March) over fifty people came to Zürich in Switzerland to hear the pitches of the latest start-ups hoping to join Innovate4Climate – the local joint initiative of the Climate-KIC Accelerator, Impact Hub Zürich and WWF Schweiz.