Stage of Innovation: MVP (You have a product ready to go to the market)

Problem: According to the World Bank, there are currently an estimated 150 million tonnes of plastic in the world's oceans. Over 1 million seabirds and 100,000 marine animals die from plastics every year. 92 million people in Nigeria are living off the electricity grid. Kerosene lamps, the most widespread solution, contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. 75 million women and youths in rural Nigeria are living below $1.90 US, leading to poverty. It is this motivation that led to the design of our model. I grew up with my grandPa. When the sun goes down, my grandpa would tell me to bring out our kerosene lamp so that we can see. It was harming our health badly, but we couldn't do anything about it, because we were poor, and weren't able to afford good lighting solutions. At that young age, I built my first lantern that uses non-rechargeable batteries but was not sustainable because batteries were expensive. I live in a city where rainfall does more harm than good as a result of plastic waste in drainage lines. I could remember a time when I fell into a big gutter taller than me thinking it was the main road. The flood almost carried me, but people came to my rescue. For 13Mins my right leg was paralyzed. In 2012, I almost burnt my house completely with candles. While reading, I slept off, and the candle fell on my book. And sadly, this is everyday life for millions of people out there.

Unique Selling Point: In our pilot community, our solution is repairing and boosting the local economy. It is creating job opportunities and saving the environment. We see again and again how their lives improve everyday thanks to OnePlastic lanterns. Many of them quickly move on from OnePlastic lanterns to larger solar home systems that power larger appliances. I would like to introduce you to Victor. Victor was among our beneficiaries in our impact school project(SheLight). He normally experiences tears coming out from his eye while reading at night with his kerosene lamp. Kerosene lamps give very poor light and emit 0.1 kW of radiant heat, along with fumes. The radiation produces an excessive strain on the eyes. Carbon fumes and carbon monoxide cause health hazards. Since he started using a solar lamp, his eye problem cured, and now he is a changemaker inspired to help spread our sustainable solutions. OnePlastic emits a brighter light compared to kerosene lamps which strain the eye. OnePlastic is a new approach to recycling waste plastic bottles, bags, and e-waste lithium-ion batteries into a $0.7 low-cost torchlight. It uses waste plastic bottles as a financial resource for slum and rural dwellers mostly women and youths in exchange for clean energy, fully charged devices, and torchlight made from waste plastic bottles through its solar charging station/waste collection center. OneGrid Energies is working with strategic corporations and communities to expand the reach of OnePlastic through Partnerships to achieve the Goal and financing.