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12 Feb 2012

Author:
UN News Centre

Rechargeable light, clean stove schemes win UN environmental prize

A pair of grassroots initiatives bringing environmentally friendly stoves and rechargeable lighting to remote communities in several countries are the recipients of this year's prestigious Sasakawa Prize, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)…This year's winners are Nuru Design, a company providing rechargeable lights to villages in Rwanda, Kenya and India; and Trees, Water and People (TWP), an organization distributing fuel-efficient stoves to people in Honduras…"Through pioneering green ovens and sustainable lighting, Nuru Design and Trees, Water and People are changing the lives of thousands of schoolchildren, housewives and villagers across Latin America, Africa and India"…[said UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner]