Khengarpar is a small agricultural village that is does not have access to electricity. Families in Khengarpar need solar lights so they can conduct activities such as cooking and cleaning before sunrise and after sunset. The lights are also crucial in helping villagers ward off wild animals and fend off harmful insects.

The community solar lights will provide the village with a highly-needed, sustainable source of light that can be charged during the day and used at night.

Khengarpar is a small, remote community of sheep and goat herders in the Kutch desert of Gujarat, India. Families in Khengarpar live fixed incomes and earn approximately $1 a day from selling their herds of sheep and goats once a year. When not busy with animal husbandry, community members also work on seasonal agriculture and farm their small plots of land with excess water from the monsoon rains.

There is no plumbing, electricity, or public works infrastructure in Khengarpar, and families rely on the monsoon rains or the unreliable government water tankard vehicle that comes to the village once about once a week for water. The lack of electricity and lights in harsh desert creates a safety concern, particularly for women and young girls in the village who must cook and provide for the family at night.

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Direct Impact of Your Project

Provides a sustainable source of light to all 35 families in the village, allowing them to pursue activities before sunrise and after sunset. The three community lights will also protect families from desert animals and harmful insects such as snakes and scorpions that afflict homes in the Khengarpar.

Extended Impact on Your Partner Community

Community solar lights will also allow families to increase productivity time, giving women the ability to complete agricultural work or embroidery and weaving. This provides them with the opportunity to increase their income.