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Students in a school computer lab in Haiti
Photo: Brighten Haiti

Haiti · December 2025

In their own words: students in Dumas, Haiti, on solar power

Twenty-six students at Institution Sainte Bernadette Soubirous de Dumas wrote about school before and after solar power.

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Finished study lights packed for shipping

Haiti · 2026

42 study lights for Brighten Haiti

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Loksadhana students in classPhoto: Loksadhana

India · 2026

15 study lights for rural Maharashtra

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A Malaika studentPhoto: Malaika

DR Congo · 2026

15 study lights for Malaika’s school in Kalebuka

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A student in India holding a Flash Forward solar study light

India · 2026

Hand-delivered: lights for students in India

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The light and our workshops

Why a solar study light

2026

Why a solar study light

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Students working on laptops in a classroom during a Flash Forward solar workshop

Workshops · 2026

Teaching solar energy

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Finished lights wrapped in bubble wrap for delivery

Program update · 2026

Program update: the record to date

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Organization

August 2025

IRS recognizes Flash Forward as a 501(c)(3)

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2024

Founded by students

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October 2026

Start a fundraiser for study lights

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