Australian students build solar lights so children in remote PNG can study at night

Children living in remote communities in Papua New Guinea will now have access to solar-powered lights.

Students involved in the project

Students involved in the project. Source: Supplied

Australian students are helping build a brighter future for children struggling to study after dark in Papua New Guinea (PNG).

Thirty-eight per cent of children under the age of eight in PNG can't read or write, while 1.4 billion people from around the world don’t have access to reliable electricity.

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By Aneeta Bhole

Presented by Justin Sungil Park




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