DFID - UK Department for International Development
Solar sisters
An evening self-help group for the solar entrepreneurs.
Background
Technology can create lasting change. 'Lighting a Billion Lives' has empowered women throughout India to harness the potential of new sustainable technology, making a better, safer and cleaner world for their families and communities.
Read about the programme in more detail by visiting bit.ly/MDG_7
MDG Countdown 2013
UK aid and USAID are hosting an event, MDG Countdown 2013, on Tuesday 24 September during the UN General Assembly in New York, to showcase how girls and women are a force for change in helping the world achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Picture: TERI/Lighting a Billion Lives
Solar sisters
An evening self-help group for the solar entrepreneurs.
Background
Technology can create lasting change. 'Lighting a Billion Lives' has empowered women throughout India to harness the potential of new sustainable technology, making a better, safer and cleaner world for their families and communities.
Read about the programme in more detail by visiting bit.ly/MDG_7
MDG Countdown 2013
UK aid and USAID are hosting an event, MDG Countdown 2013, on Tuesday 24 September during the UN General Assembly in New York, to showcase how girls and women are a force for change in helping the world achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Picture: TERI/Lighting a Billion Lives