Social Project uses pop bottles to provide indoor lighting for the poor

In summary, the article talks about how water-filled plastic pop bottles through holes in each household roof could vividly light up the inside of a one size house room. And this is Isang Litrong Liwanag (A liter of light) project that’s been going around homes of poor in the Philippines. This project is running by Philippines’ MyShelter Foundation and they promote social enterprise, appropriate technology and alternation construction in the region. The Solar Bottle Bulb was designed by MIT students where to make this bulb is very simple. Filling the bottle with water, chlorine then the bottle is squeezed part way through a hole in a piece of corrugated tin. Even though this solar bottle bulb only works when sun is out, it still helps many poor houses where the house does not have a window and electric.

a) What makes this an effective form of action?

- This is an effective form of action because the cost to produce solar bottle bulbs is very low probably people only have to buy the chlorine and that all they need. Water and thrown plastic bottles are easy to find and by reusing the bottle is another way of helping the environment better. In the articles, the author talks about how these bottle bulbs are built in the houses for the poor plus where the electrics are not provided. This little bottle bulb action all together help the environmental issue in Philippines by reducing the cost to help the poor and recycle and reuse the thrown bottles in the areas which cleans up the dumpster.

b) Does the action come from the government, from the economic realm, or from civil society?

- This action comes from civil society because the foundation is nongovernmental where their goal is to promote social enterprise, appropriate technology and alternative construction in the region. And there is no government or economic realm involve in this project.

c) Is the action replicable?

- Yes, This action is replicable because to produce solar bottle bulbs do not need professional specialties or high cost to create the bulb. This action could work in other developing countries to give them a light in the house.

d) Does it give you hope?

- Yes, because to make this bulb do not need much cost or specialties and it is easy to spread the word around the developing countries. Places where there are no electric can use this method at least if the country it self do not have yet advantage technology or development. I hope this project will impact to reduce the amount of bottles that are meaninglessly thrown out in the garbage and at least have chance to reuse to give a light to people who do live in dark.