Solar bottle-bulbs bring light to Filipinos
A simple, innovative and cheap idea is bringing light to many poor people without electricity.
Published On 30 Aug 2011
Millions of the poorest people in the Philippines live without electricity.
Many are informal settlers who illegally connect themselves to power sources, often leading to fires breaking out in their homes.
Now, a new and cheap solar-light idea is providing an answer for a growing number of Filipinos.
Al Jazeera’s Marga Ortigas reports from Manila, the Philippines.
Source: Al Jazeera