Wind-up Lamps and Torches

Wind up lamps and torches - a great hit. I can say that in each house in Guanacaste there is now a lamp. It is very useful that the children can read at night, their parents can do their jobs better. The lamps give them more time at night. The torches have helped .It is very useful, because the parents can walk at night time from the Villa de San Francisco up to Guanacaste and from their homes to church.

We wondered how long these lamps would last. So far they are all still working. The oldest one has been in use for two and a half years. These are treasured so much that they are used sparingly and with care by those who have no electricity and cannot afford to buy batteries for conventional lamps. However, replacements will be needed in due course.
Cesar says that each family in Guanacaste now has a lamp and a torch. There are however other communities in the mountains without electricity and without funds to buy batteries for conventional lamps. Torches can be bought in local shops but we make a bulk purchase of lamps costing about £6.50.