How ToughStuff Helps
Emergency situations throw lives into turmoil, affecting everything that communities take for granted - families, homes, food, water, work, security, and schooling. Emergency situations arise in an instant but take years for people to recover. Organisations such as the United Nations (UN), International Non Government Organisations (INGOs) and governments play a crucial role in supporting people to return to normality as quickly as possible.
ToughStuff’s solar energy solutions can provide support in the following ways:
- Security – Lighting significantly increases people’s sense of security when living in emergency camps.
- Productivity – Lighting gives 2-3 hours more productive time each day
- Connectivity – People can use mobile phones to share information, remain in touch with loved ones, and in some places to transfer funds electronically. Radios allow access to information.
- Rebuilding livelihoods – micro-entrepreneurship opportunities through Business in a Box
ToughStuff has distributed over 30 000 emergency kits in the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Read more about our impact.
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