Photo: Brighten Haiti42
lights delivered
Brighten Haiti · Haiti
Solar power for schools, hospitals and families through Solar4Schools. Brighten Haiti received 42 study lights.
Our impact
Every light we've built is with a student
As of October 2026, Flash Forward Foundation has delivered 72 solar study lights to three partners: 42 to Brighten Haiti, 15 to Loksadhana in India and 15 to Malaika in the DR Congo. By our estimate that adds about 432 study hours a day, and about 100 students have joined our solar workshops.
Program record as of October 2026
72
study lights built and delivered to partners
42 Haiti · 15 India · 15 DR Congo
3
countries where partners place the lights
Brighten Haiti, Loksadhana and Malaika each choose the students who receive them.
~4321
estimated study hours a day
72 lights, each giving about 6 hours of use a night by our estimate.
~1002
students in our hands-on solar workshops
4 workshops where the team teaches solar charging and assembles a light.
Sources and method
- Estimate: 72 delivered lights × about 6 hours of use a night (our estimate; per-country figures are in the program record).
- Workshop attendance across 4 hands-on workshops.
- Record as of October 2026. Full record: Program record.
Partners
Where the lights went
Photo: Brighten Haiti
Photo: Loksadhana15
lights delivered
Loksadhana · Maharashtra, India
A charitable trust advancing rural education, women’s empowerment and health. Loksadhana received 15 study lights.
Photo: Malaika15
lights delivered
Malaika · Kalebuka, DR Congo
A free school for girls in Kalebuka, near Lubumbashi. Malaika received 15 study lights.
Also working with
COEC Nigeria — quality education in underserved communities.
Rethread Global — dignified employment for people rebuilding their lives.
BSREA Bangladesh — clean-energy access.
In their own words
Students in Dumas, Haiti
Students at a Dumas school served by Brighten Haiti wrote about school before and after solar power (Nov–Dec 2025, English translation).
“The solar system is not just light, it's our hope for the future in Dumas.”
— Tamisade, NS2“I can charge my phone now, I feel comfortable, and I'm no longer embarrassed.”
— Mitchcaila, 7th grade
“It's a complete change—we work better and more easily.”
— Hudson, 9th grade
655 million
people lived without electricity in 2024
Tracking SDG7: The Energy Progress Report 2026 (IEA, IRENA, UN Statistics Division, World Bank, WHO)
In much of India and Sub-Saharan Africa school ends around 3 PM and the sun sets around 6 PM — leaving a student only 2–3 hours of daylight to study before the evening goes dark. A charged study light adds about 6 hours of reading time a night.
Key facts
- Flash Forward Foundation was founded in 2024 by students in Bellevue, Washington. (Source: Founded by students)
- The IRS recognized Flash Forward Foundation as a 501(c)(3) public charity effective August 5, 2025 (EIN 39-3605570). (Source: IRS determination letter)
- As of October 2026, Flash Forward has delivered 72 solar study lights: 42 to Brighten Haiti, 15 to Loksadhana (India) and 15 to Malaika (DR Congo). (Source: Program record)
- Each light costs $5.17 in parts, recharges in about 7 hours of sunlight and gives up to about 12 hours of light. (Source: The Study Light)
- By our estimate, the 72 lights add about 432 study hours a day, assuming about 6 hours of use per light. (Source: Program record)
- About 655 million people lived without electricity in 2024. (Source: Tracking SDG7: The Energy Progress Report 2026)
Last reviewed October 11, 2026.