Giving more than sun light in the dark.

Light at a touch of a button, is something unheard of at a refugee camp in Fugnido, western Ethiopia until Mark Bent came into the picture. Through his visits to volatile countries, rural villages and his research, he realized that many people have nothing to light their homes, schools and clinics at night. This led him to invest USD250,000 to develop and manufacture a solar powered flashlight that gives up to seven hours of light.


While we think of light only as a mean to enable us to see in the dark, for these refugees, the light provides security for the women against sexual abuse and violence and scares wild animals away. It helped to lead the way in the darkness during emergencies and frightened would be thief away. Most importantly, these refugees do not have to rely on wood, charcoal, candles and kerosene for lighting when they study. These traditional fuels when used for lighting in their small homes are health hazardous as many of their children suffer from upper respiratory problems.

While Mark Bent is able to donate his solar powered flashlight to UN refugee camps with the support of Exxon Mobil, you can do your part too by buying from his company SunNight Solar as he has a “Buy One, Give One” programme running on his website.

You pay USD25.00 for one flashlight and he will ship the second unit to Africa and donate USD1 to one of the aid groups he works with.

Mark held images of people living in darkness in his mind and attracted light in his business. Do you want to be as successful as Mark Bent? Think about what it is in this world that is bothering you and figure out how you can make it better. What would you like to attract in your life?