Nokero Lights
Truly an amazing concept and solid design — the Nokero lights are solar chargeable lights that give off light equivalent to one 60W bulb — all from 4 super efficient LED’s. The LED lights are housed behind an opaque diffuser.
My first thought was I could use these lights for camping. The inventors purpose is much higher — you can donate one of these lights to a family in need in Africa. 90% of Africa is without power and functions at night via kerosene lamp. Kerosene lamps leave a carbon footprint equivalent to 30 cars and a night by a kerosene lamp is equivalent to spending the evening smoking 3 packs of cigarettes.
The Somali militant group Al-Shabaab says it has banned the International Committee of the Red Cross from operating in the regions it controls, accusing the organization of distributing expired food.
Earlier this month the ICRC announced that it was suspending aid intended for up to 1.1 million people in central and southern Somalia because it was being hindered by local authorities.
Jean-Yves Clemenzo, a spokesman for the ICRC, said it had not changed its earlier stance but was trying to find a solution.“We want to find a way to get aid to those who need it,” said Clemenzo.
The Al-Shabaab press office said on Twitter Monday that the “ICRC betrayed the trust conferred on it by local population.”
Al-Shabaab is linked to al Qaeda and is considered a terrorist group by the United States.
