the western part of kenya. these families are so poor they don t have electricity. it is only firewood and kerosene they use for lights and cooking. i couldn t people pete with kids who had access to lighting. a lot of other kids just dropout of school and remain poor. my name is evans wadongo. when i made my first lantern i thought i must find a way to light rural homes. i knew the impact the lat earn would have on the rural communities. the amount of money that every household uses every day to buy kerosene. if they can just have that money to buy food. all along i have been skipping