Light Up The Amazon 2021 - Phase 2: Powering education for 2 more schools this year

Peru has been one of the hardest hit countries by the COVID-19 pandemic. The high death tolls and economical impacts will stunt the on-going development of so many underserved communities. Many development projects in the Amazonian region have been cancelled or suspended and for those communities already underserved in the country, this will have a huge impact in their future access to electricity.

Universal access to sustainable energy was recognized by the United Nations as a global priority, to ensure the sustainability of our planet and was identified as one of the key tools to fighting poverty and the decreasing the effects of the pandemic. For the people in the amazon, lack of energy means decreased opportunities for education, productivity, communication and economic development. For this reason Light Up The World is determined to keep working with communities in Peru to continue providing life-changing access to energy.

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