Foroba Yelen
Foroba Yelen (translation from Bambara: Collective Light)
Materials: Welded and painted steel, LED lights (donated by Phillips) and compact fluorescent bulbs, leisure battery, PV cells (donated by Sharp).
A community -owned and -operated streetlight, for the rural village of Zinzana, Mali, West Africa. The light was designed to fit around the tasks carried out everyday in the village, that were desired to be carried out at night. Two mobile lighta resulted, whose batteries are charged from a central charging station in the main village. Locally available materials and expertise were used from the nearest town of Segou, as well as electrical components with a well-established supply chain to the area.
Materials: Welded and painted steel, LED lights (donated by Phillips) and compact fluorescent bulbs, leisure battery, PV cells (donated by Sharp).
A community -owned and -operated streetlight, for the rural village of Zinzana, Mali, West Africa. The light was designed to fit around the tasks carried out everyday in the village, that were desired to be carried out at night. Two mobile lighta resulted, whose batteries are charged from a central charging station in the main village. Locally available materials and expertise were used from the nearest town of Segou, as well as electrical components with a well-established supply chain to the area.