BBC World News recently featured a simple initiative in the Philippines that brings a bit of brightness into the lives of the country’s poorest people.
The project is called “Liter of Light”, and the technology involved is just a plastic bottle filled with water.
It’s an environmentally-friendly alternative to an electric light bulb, and it’s virtually free.
Watch the report filed by the BBC’s Kate McGeown from Manila.
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