Our Impact

Watts of Love delivers immediate, measurable change.

Families save up to 30% of their income, transforming their safety, health, education, and economic future. 

One light sparks generational impact.

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Families save and invest

Communities grow stronger

Regions rise out of poverty

Lighthouse Stories

IMPACT STORIES

  • NiNi

    Country: Philippines
    Year received light: 2013

    Stopped using kerosene and began selling bamboo sticks. Still using her original light 10+ years later and sustaining herself independently.

  • George

    Country: Malawi
    Year received light: 2021

    Started raising pigs but realized he could scale faster with chickens. Bought a solar water pump, sent two children to school, and is saving for a motorbike.

  • Naoum

    Country: Malawi
    Year received light: Unknown

    Used the solar light to attract and sell grasshoppers at night. Saved earnings to send her children to school.

  • Emery

    Country: Malawi
    Year received light: 2023

    Saved battery money and reinvested in her farmland. Sold sweet potatoes and turned crop leftovers into income for soap.

  • Felia

    Country: Malawi
    Year received light: 2023

    Saved battery money using her savings box. Plans to use her savings to send four orphaned grandchildren to school.

  • Lucy

    Country: Unknown
    Year received light: 2020

    Began saving kerosene money immediately. Bought a goat to help support her family.

  • Esther

    Country: Unknown
    Year received light: Unknown

    Saved profits from weaving mats after receiving her light. Bought chickens, repaired her home, and is saving for a tin roof.

  • Eness

    Country: Malawi
    Year received light: 2023

    Began saving small amounts weekly. Plans to send her granddaughters to school and replace her grass roof with metal.

  • Arevaloy

    Country: Philippines
    Year received light: Unknown

    Used her solar light for safe nighttime travel across the lake to school. Continues education despite living on a remote island.

  • Frank

    Country: Malawi
    Year received light: Unknown

    Bought chickens with savings from no longer buying batteries. Expanded his farm, bought a goat, and uses his light to keep elephants away.

  • Joyce

    Country: Malawi
    Year received light: 2023

    Used her solar light to assist hospital staff during power outages. Invested in chickens and now earns a steady income from breeding and selling chicks.

  • Rambo

    Country: Philippines
    Year received light: 2017

    Saved money once spent on kerosene and started raising pigs. Bought a new home, expanded his fishing business, and became a Watts of Love trainer.

  • Hobed

    Country: Malawi
    Year received light: Unknown

    Used a strobe light to protect crops from wildlife.Bought a pig, sold piglets, and now sends his children to school.

  • Benedicto

    Country: Unknown
    Year received light: Unknown

    Used his solar light to cook and work safely after dark. Saved for school supplies and eliminated smoke-related health risks.

  • Ida

    Country: Malawi
    Year received light: Unknown

    Saved kerosene money to buy a bicycle for fishing. Sends his children to secondary school and is saving to buy a motorcycle.

  • Thulani

    Country: Malawi
    Year received light: 2023

    Saved weekly after receiving her solar light. Bought her first chicken and began rebuilding after losing her husband.

  • Jose & Leonila

    Country: Philippines
    Year received light: Unknown

    Transitioned from fishing to shoemaking after an injury. Turned $33 into $400 profit, funded surgery, and started a small store.

  • Patricia & Aggie

    Country: Malawi
    Year received light: 2023

    Applied financial literacy lessons to pool resources. Bought their first chicken and began building financial independence.

  • Jordan

    Country: Malawi
    Year received light: Unknown

    Used a strobe light to scare elephants away from his home. Bought chickens, improved income, and pays for grandchildren’s care.

  • Axel

    Country: Malawi
    Year received light: Unknown

    Saved immediately after receiving solar light. Sent four children to school and is building a spacious tin-roofed home.

  • Zigele

    Country: Malawi
    Year received light: 2023

    Saved battery money and revived her small beer-selling business. Plans to purchase chickens for extra financial stability.

  • Maki

    Country: Malawi
    Year received light: 2023

    Bought five chickens after learning about financial literacy. Used a strobe light to protect livestock and is saving to buy a cow.

  • Kennedy

    Country: Unknown
    Year received light: Unknown

    Redirected kerosene money to buy chickens and goats. Plans to fund his children’s college through goat breeding.

  • Yohan

    Country: Malawi
    Year received light: Unknown

    Invested savings in a goat. Expanded herd, bought a bicycle, and sent his children to school.

  • Zachariah Gedeon

    Country: Unknown
    Year received light: 2019

    Saved battery money to buy chickens and goats. Built a rice plantation, bought a tin roof, and improved children’s education.

  • Thuli Nani Deuja

    Country: Nepal
    Year received light: 2016

    Received an adapted solar light usable without fingers. Gained independence and light access for her entire leper colony.

  • Phyllis

    Country: Unknown
    Year received light: Unknown

    Used a solar light for her children to study at night. Daughter rose to second in her class and inspires her younger siblings.

  • Martin Ocaya

    Country: Uganda
    Year received light: 2018

    Saved battery expenses to buy his first duck. Started a small livestock business raising ducks for income.

  • Ling Ling

    Country: Philippines
    Year received light: Unknown

    Saved kerosene money to buy a chicken. Grew businesses, bought pigs, and now runs her own sari-sari store.

  • Geoffrey Okello

    Country: Uganda
    Year received light: Unknown

    Used a solar light to extend his work sharpening tools at night. Expanded his mobile grindstone business and increased productivity.

  • Daisy

    Country: Haiti
    Year received light: Unknown

    Bought livestock after learning to save. Built a business, paid school fees, and bought a cow for her child’s education.

  • Elida Suchita

    Country: Unknown
    Year received light: 2018

    Invested in hens that began laying eggs for sale. Achieved financial stability and paid for her children’s schooling.

  • Bosco

    Country: Unknown
    Year received light: Unknown

    Saved battery money to buy chickens. Bought goats, plans to buy pigs, and dreams of a larger home.

  • Ruth

    Country: Uganda
    Year received light: Unknown

    Saved money to start a chicken and pig business. Paid school fees for 10 grandchildren and lifted her family out of poverty.

  • Albino Community

    Country: Malawi
    Year received light: Unknown

    Replaced kerosene lamps with solar lights for safety. Gained independence, safety, and leadership roles in their community.

  • Alfred & Yosef

    Country: Unknown
    Year received light: Unknown

    Used solar light to study longer each night. Moved to the top of their class and advanced to secondary school.

  • Annette

    Country: Uganda
    Year received light: 2019

    Increased basket weaving output using her solar light. Bought ducks and chickens, plans to buy a pig, and supports her family.

  • Awattsi Women

    Country: Malawi
    Year received light: Unknown

    Formed a group to weave and sell baskets after dark. Boosted income and savings while supporting each other’s businesses.

  • Nordino

    Country: Mozambique
    Year received light: Unknown

    Saved kerosene money for 5 months. Installed a tin roof before the rains using a $40 farm loan.