United Claims Service donates to sOccket to bring electricity to impoverished areas
It's hard to believe, but more than one out of every five people in the world lives without any access to electricity. That's 1.4 billion people globally living without the modern energy that so many of us often take for granted (IEA, "World Energy Outlook" 2009).
In impoverished areas, the lack of access to electricity leads many households to utilize dangerous energy alternatives, like kerosene lamps, which are harmful to the environment and your health. In fact, indoor use of solid fuels is single-handedly responsible for almost 500,000 deaths per year in Africa (WHO 2006). Critically, if electricity production trends do not change, 1 billion people in Africa will be forced to depend on unclean energy as their primary energy source by 2030 (International Energy Agency).
The sOccket can provide families in need with immediate access to an energy source that is clean, simple, portable, and fun!
For more information on sOccket, please visit their website and view the video below.
