Since time immemorial, the sun has helped blossom life on this planet which we fondly call ‘Mother Earth”. The sun’s limitless and tremendous energy has created and nurtured life for such a long time making it an obvious choice when the question of sustainable life on earth is raised.
The inception of Responsible Energy Partners was done based on a firm belief that Solar Energy in the 21st Century is not an unreliable, non-conventional source of energy, but an economically viable alternative fuel to the likes of Diesel, Petrol, Coal and Natural Gas. Headquartered in Maryland, USA, REP has gone forward in realizing the true ‘Solar Powered Dream’ through affordable and easy to install Solar Panels having the capacity to run a typical American household.
With the recent boom in the alternative energy market there are myriads of solar energy companies that all claim to provide safe and affordable solar energy for all. So what is it that makes sets Responsible Energy Partners apart? I would say it is our commitment to provide clean and accessible energy to the people living in the remotest corners of the world. Even to this date there are around 1.2 billion people in the world without access to electricity and around 2.6 billion people without access to clean cooking facilities and as a part of a promise the founders made to themselves at the inception of this company we hope to slowly but steady bring this number down to 0 by the end of 2030.
As part of a pilot, project Team REP is going to donate one solar lantern to a family without access to electricity in energy starved regions of the world. To kick it off, we have decided to work with a non profit organization called ‘Bihari More Education Project (BMEP)’, based out of Durgapur, town in the state of West Bengal in India.
The Bihari More Education Project (BMEP) started as an independent initiative by students of a major engineering college in India to nurture and mentor the underprivileged kids in & around the campus.
The BMEP team is doing a tremendous job of giving a future to the underprivileged kids of the area, kids who’s only hope of escaping poverty and destitution is education. I urge the readers to kindly check out their Facebook page and help them out in whatever manner you can.
The BMEP team is doing a tremendous job of giving a future to the underprivileged kids of the area, kids who’s only hope of escaping poverty and destitution is education. I urge the readers to kindly check out their Facebook page and help them out in whatever manner you can.
That being said, it is always a challenge There is hardly any electricity in the slums where they live, which means total darkness after nightfall. The harmful smoke from the feebly burning oil lanterns and oil lamps only add to their woes by causing many respiratory diseases in children and adults alike. Most fall prey to eye problems early in life due to poor lighting. The kids are forced to complete their school assignments before nightfall which also deprives them of quality play time.
REP with the help of our valuable customers have pledged to donate Solar Lanterns to these families in the hopes that the children growing up in these areas become valuable participants in the development of mankind. And with more and more projects coming up, REP hopes to light the way forward, one solar lantern at a time.
REP with the help of our valuable customers have pledged to donate Solar Lanterns to these families in the hopes that the children growing up in these areas become valuable participants in the development of mankind. And with more and more projects coming up, REP hopes to light the way forward, one solar lantern at a time.
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| Kids posing with the solar lanterns! |
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| The REP interns Subhodeep and Atreya helping distribute the lanterns. The smallest effort counts and they are making it really count. |
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| Shubhodeep explaining how to use the lanterns. |
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| After studying under street lamps for years, these kids now have a hope to a brighter future and each one of them deserve every bit of it! |
