Solar lighting for emergency shelters: Field insights from Ukraine
In summer 2025, BRIGHT deployed 710 solar lamps across Ukrainian emergency shelters, schools and displacement settings. Field monitoring data from Kharkiv shows how solar lighting supports safety, mobility and education continuity in conflict-affected environments.
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![BRIGHT solar lamp for emergencies glowing in a dark indoor space, ideal for emergency kits during power outages or severe weather.]()
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- Emergency Preparedness
How to choose the best solar lamp for emergencies
Power outages are a predictable feature of modern crises. Storms, floods and grid failures often cut electricity when it is needed most. For governments, aid agencies and households, a dependable solar lamp has become an essential part of emergency preparedness. The right lamp can provide safety, light critical spaces and keep basic communication running when the power goes out.
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![BRIGHT designs solar lamps to provide light that balances brightness and colour temperature]()
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Lighting the way: How BRIGHT designs solar lamps for comfort & efficiency
Behind every solar lamp we create lies a critical design philosophy: real-world use must shape technical choices. The light emitting diodes (LEDs) in our solar lights are meticulously engineered to provide optimal brightness and appropriate colour temperature. Explore how we choose brightness and colour temperature in our solar lamps, and why those decisions matter for the people we serve.
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![Humanitarian NGOs are switching to solar power in crisis zones ditching diesel generators for solar panels]()
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Why NGOs are switching to solar power in crisis zones
For years humanitarian aid operations have relied on diesel generators, which are costly, logistically complex, and environmentally damaging, as the main source of power in operations. Now, a growing number of humanitarian NGOs are replacing these machines with solar power or solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. Why? Because solar energy offers a better way forward: it is more sustainable, more affordable over time, and easier to deploy in hard-to-reach areas.
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