i have problems with my eye sight due to prolonged exposure to smoke. i had to use fire wood to study. i grew up in a small village in western part of kenya. this family is so poor they don t have any electricity. it s only kerosene and fire wood that they use for lighting and cooking. it s very, very troubling that kids don t have access to lighting. a lot of other kids drop out of school. so they remain poor for the rest of their life. my name is evans wadongo. when i made the first lantern, i thought i must find a way to use solar to light rural homes. i was so overwhelmed. i knew the impact that the
lantern would have on rural communities. the amount of money that every household uses to buy kerosene every day. if they can just save that money, they can be able to buy food. all along i ve been skipping at least two meals a day so that i can construct the lamps. i want to do more. it gives me satisfaction knowing that i m lifting people out of poverty. i just feel like it s right. evans wadongo s work has brought light into 10,000 rural kenyan homes for free. to watch him build his solar powered lanterns or to nominate someone you think is changing the world, go to cnn.com/heroes. a lot of people gain or lose a little weight every day, but what if that up and down cost you a shot at olympic gold?
i couldn t compete effectively with other kids who have access to lighting. a lot of other kids just drop out of school. so they remain poor for rest of their life. my name is evans wadongo. when i made the first land dern, i thought i must find a way using solar to light up rural homes. i was so overwhelmed. i knew the impact of the lantern on rural communities. the amount of money that every household uses to buy kerosene every day, if they can just save that money, they can be able to buy food. all along i ve been skipping at least two meals a day so that i can construct the lamps. but i want to do more. it gives me satisfaction knowing that i m lifting people out of
impact of the lantern would have on these communities. the amount of money that every household uses to buy kerosene every day, if they can just save that money they can be able to buy food. [ speaking in foreign language ] all along i ve been at least two meals a day so i can construct the lamps. but i want to do more. it gives me satisfaction knowing that i m lifting people out of poverty. i just feel like it s right. good for evans. he says that he s given out about 10,000 solar lamps so far all for free. go to cnn.com/heroes to see how he builds them. also nominate your own hero. 40 minutes past the hour and rob marciano will be coming up.
evans wadongo s work has brought light into an estimated 10,000 rural kenyan homes for free. and to watch him build his solar-powered lanterns or to nominate someone you think is changing the world, go to cnn.com/heroes. we re back in a moment. 20 minutes later, she ll bring one into the world in seattle. later today, she ll help an accident victim in kansas. how can one nurse be in all these places? through the nurses she taught in this place. johnson & johnson knows, behind every nurse who touches a life. there s a nurse educator. who first touched them. you re a nurse you make a difference