A solar night lamp

Ayoung eco-warrior invented a solar lamp that can be used at night. The idea to build this lamp came to Mishal Faraz when she realised that she wanted to save energy as her night light would usually be on for eight to 10 hours.

“When I looked at the bigger picture, millions of people around the world are using a night lamp — the problem seemed quite thought-provoking to me. Having been a keen environmentalist since I was six years old, I knew that I must do something about it,” she said.

“I first put together a lamp that would be charged through solar power, so that you could charge it during the day and then turn it on at night, thereby using a renewable source of energy which is also abundantly available in this part of the world. I presented the idea at the Global Innovation Challenge, organised by GEMS Education in collaboration with Singularity University, California. It was much appreciated by the judges and visitors.”

Faraz added motion sensors to improve her invention. Now, she uses the solar night lamp that can be switched on only when it has sensed the slightest movement.

“I believe that no idea, no invention can be big or small if it proves to be beneficial for the people and the planet. After all, it is the small environmentally harmful habits of people that collectively lead to devastating repercussions for our beautiful planet. In the future, I hope to see my solar night lamp in every household and become instrumental in cutting a percentage of carbon emissions released by traditional night bulbs,” she added.

I believe that no idea, no invention can be big or small if it proves to be beneficial for the people and the planet.” Mishal Faraz, student