As part of the the planned mission trip in summer 2008, we plan to install solar lighting in the village of Dancalan, where there is currently no pathway lighting at all.

The energy efficient design allows one day’s charge of a locally sourced vehicle battery to provide enough electricity to provide power the light throughout the night. This gives street lighting to the village, where ongoing electricity costs of conventional lighting would be a prohibiting factor. The light was designed by Sam Fan, an electrical and electronic engineering graduate from CUHK, and John Del Fevero, a technical director for VIET Group, and is built using as many local parts as possible and employing local labour.

We currently have a prototype running in the village from a past trip in April 2008, and hope to build 19 more this coming July at a cost of HK$4,000 per light. This leaves us needing HK$76,000 for the additional lights. If you would like to contribute to this worthy cause please attend the fundraiser on June 28th or contact the church for how to donate.