Sarah Baird

Greater New York City Area United States

Founder, Executive Director, LetThereBeLight International

CleanTech / Environment

I am the Founder and President of Let There Be Light International, (LTBLI), a 501(c)(3)nonprofit dedicated to the alleviation of Energy Poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. LTBLI is currently working in Uganda with our partner organization, KACCAD, in the Wakiso District. In the past 24 months we have successfully funded the solar electrification of 4 medical clinics, a community center, and an orphanage dormitory. We have also purchased and distributed 975 solar lights to benefit vulnerable students, new mothers, and the homebound elderly. Representing LTBLI, I attended the 2nd Annual UN Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All.org) Forum in May 2015, and presented recent data collected in a lighti...