COP21: Malawi's battle to hold on to forests
- By Roger Harrabin
- Nov 28, 2015
- 1 min read
You’d be pushed to find a more uplifting display of the transformative power of renewable energy.
In a one-room house in rural Malawi, the little face of six-year-old Rachel is framed in a soft white halo.
On a bamboo mat lies a maths book alongside a bundle of fine twigs that she shuffles to help her arithmetic.
The rest of the village is in total darkness but thanks to the lamp - bought with the help of UK government aid - Rachel’s school grades are improving now she can study at home.
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