QUEZON CITY, December 2 (PIA) – The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and My Shelter Foundation will distribute several units of solar night lights to communities affected by Typhoon Yolanda as early Christmas present.
Night lights are devices which contain a solar cell and battery assembly, for powering a lightbulb at night. Light from the bulb is diffused through a soda bottle filled with water and bleach and the entire assembly is capable of emitting up to 55 watts of illumination.
The joint project plans to initially produce 1,300 solar night lights to be given to Leyte and Samar, and select communities in the country's poorest municipalities.
"The list of what's lacking in tent cities and makeshift shelters of the typhoon survivors is long, but near the top is light. TESDA and My Shelter are doing their share of helping," Secretary Joel Villanueva, TESDA director general, said.
"Light is a basic need. When there is light you can move around, you can be productive," he said.
Meanwhile, TESDA trainers conducted a side by side hands-on training on how to assemble solar lights to spread the use of the technology.
TESDA and My Shelter Foundation earlier gave several units of the solar lights to families in Tacloban City, but they said they are aiming for mass distribution soonest.
"Rehabilitation of typhoon-damaged provinces is not an easy task, but a flicker of light, in this case, a single solar-powered light, is a good way to start," Villanueva said. (Tesda/EPC/RJB/PIA-NCR)
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