The Korea Green Foundation Declares Its Solar Lighting Campaign for Asia 

  10,000 Eco-friendly Solar Powered Lamps Will Be Sent to Electricity-Deficient Regions in Indonesia and Nepal

The Korea Green Foundation working together with the corporate organization Global  Love Sharing, officially kicked off the "Asia Sun Powered Lights Campaign" at 11  A.M., on April 26th at the Global Village School. The campaign strives to provide  small solar powered generators and LED lamps to schools and households in  under developed Asian countries, such as Vietnam, Indonesia, and Nepal. 40  children who study at the Global Village School and who were of varied immigrant  backgrounds -- namely foreign workers, foreign women married to Korean men,  multicultural families, and people of Chinese descent -- , were present at the ceremony  that day.

Hae-seong Kim, who chairs the Global Love Sharing board affirmed, "We cannot live  without the earth. We will continue to be healthy so long as the earth is healthy. I’m  happy to join this event as a jumping-off point for sending out light to energy deficient  countries."
Yul Choi, Head of the Korea Green Foundation, gave a somber analysis in which he  explained, "1.5 billion people worldwide are deprived of electricity, and they dwell in  darkness night after night. More than half live in Asia-Pacific regions." He noted,,  "supplying electricity necessitates a tremendous infrastructure; however, solar  energy is a natural energy which can supply electricity with nothing but a small  generator." Thus we began our "Asia Solar Powered Lights Campaign" as a follow-up  to the first Life Saving Asia Project -- the 2005 "Well of Life."

Vietnamese immigrant Nueng Nng Thu took the initiative as the first donor to  give solar powered lights to a backwooded village in her homeland. She said,  "Many people in Vietnam have reliable access to electricity, however, approximately  1.7 million households in 15 regions across the nation don’t (*please refer to the  attached map). Even if electricity becomes available a lot of Vietnamese’s average  monthly income only totals up to 50,000 Korean won (approximately $50), thus cannot  foot the 25,000 Korean won ($25) electricity bill each month. To get some lamp oil to  at least light up a lantern, one must walk ten to thirty kilometers to reach the market. I  seize this opportunity to send solar powered lighting so that the Vietnamese may lighten  their homes as brightly as we do here in Seoul. I am honored to be the first donor. I  hope many other Koreans will join in the donation." 

The Korea Green Foundation aims to provide ten thousand LED lamps, charged with    solar panels, with a view to help brighten the prospects of Asian people and  children’s   lives, security and education. These LED bulbs deliver 3-watts of light, which is   equivalent to the amount of light exuded by of 50-watt incandescent bulb in a  5m² room   in your home.
 
Bank Account Information for Donations: Korea Exchange Bank / Account #: 631-000-326207 (Depositor: The Korea Green Foundation) For inquiries please call: +82-   2-2011-4300