Little Sun: Sonop Primary School

Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson discusses the Little Sun solar lamp. Most recently, Nedbank donated over 350 Little Sun solar lamps to learners at Sonop Primary in Klein Drakenstein in the Paarl, Western Cape.

Sonop Primary School currently has 311 learners and is located in a rural community in the Cape Winelands. Many learners live on farms and informal settlements nearby without electricity. The portable, sun-powered lamp helps families study after dark. The ability to see after dark also lends families extra security, increasing their general quality of life..

According to Eliasson, the device is more than just light. When a Little Sun is bought, another is made available to an African community at a locally affordable price, turning consumers into energy producers themselves. The Little Sun Diamond was previewed at the Design Indaba Conference 2017. It’s is the third product in the range, following Little Sun Original and Little Sun Charge. It is able to provide four hours of bright light from five hours of sunlight.