When children in impoverished nations open up their Project C.U.R.E. Kits for Kids, they usually get first-aid kits filled with basic medical supplies and maybe some candy. Now, thanks to the Buy One, Give One program at Nokero, makers of the world’s only solar-powered light bulb, they’ll also be getting solar light bulbs.

Project C.U.R.E. is a nonprofit medical and health supply distributor that sends more than 40 container loads of medical supplies and first-aid to developing countries and areas in need around the world each year.

Based in Denver, Project C.U.R.E. distributes donated medical supplies such as hospital beds and EKG machines to physicians, care providers, and their patients in more than 120 countries. This new partnership with Nokero will allow them to add the gift of light to donated medical kits.

Around the world, 1.6 million people die each year in kerosene related fires and another 1.6 million lives are cut short due to health complications from indoor air pollution. Because children in developing nations often lack access to electricity, study and homework time is cut short by nightfall. Unable to read after dark without the use of a dangerous, unhealthy, and expensive kerosene lantern, many children fall behind on their studies and are unable to keep up at school or are put at risk by having to burn kerosene.

A natural solution to this problem is to find alternative ways for children and families to light their homes. Nokero’s solar light bulbs are powered 100 percent by the sun, are free to recharge and use, and are clean, efficient, and long lasting.

“Project C.U.R.E is incredible,” said Tom Boyd, media and PR representative for Nokero. “We wanted people to be able to give and donate bulbs to those in need, but we didn’t have a reliable way to distribute donated bulbs. Project C.U.R.E. has amazing distribution channels and will be delivering our bulbs in the Kits for Kids, so children will have safe light to read and study by.”

Interested parties can donate solar light bulbs on the Nokero website through the company’s Buy One, Give One program. After purchasing a bulb for personal use, customers can then purchase bulbs to donate at a discounted price.

“It’s a way of encouraging donations, so we can get solar power to the people who need it most,” said Boyd.

Photo Credit: Cheyenne Ellis. Thriving Talents School in Kisii, Kenya.