Many of the 2013 Ashden Award finalists are using businesses models to meet the poor's electricity needs. Here are just a few examples -although by no means all - of the finalists doing just that: With the audacious goal of eliminating the kerosene lamp from Africa by 2020, Solar Aid's sales teams work with schools in rural areas to promote good quality, affordable lights to families. With over 300,000 lamps sold since 2010, the social enterprise is now the largest distributer of solar lights in Africa. The immediate benefits are immeasurable: children are able to study in the evening, polluting and dangerous kerosene is avoided, and families save money. And by using competitive procurement, SolarAid is helping raise standards across the industry.
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