Key Components:

• • Installation of 3500 solar home lighting systems in marginalized households.
• • Deployment of 300 solar streetlights in key village locations for safe mobility.
• • Capacity building of 100 local women’s groups for system maintenance and sustainable energy governance.
• • Community education across 40 villages on climate adaptation, renewable energy and low-carbon lifestyles.

Impact So Far:

• • 2600 families transitioned to clean lighting, eliminating reliance on fossil fuels.
• • Marketplaces now remain open longer even after dusk; hence income has increased by 20%.
• • Improved nighttime work opportunities in fishing, net weaving, betel leaf stacking etc. increased household income by 15%.
• • 30% reduction in energy costs as villagers save on kerosene expenses and redirect funds to food, education and healthcare.
• • 80% reduction in kerosene usage, cutting 6,500 kg of carbon emissions per month.
• • Improved air quality, lead to a reduction in respiratory illnesses among 1,000+ households.
• • Reduced human casualties and livestock attacks by tigers, crocodiles and snakes by 60%.
• • 40% decline in wildlife-induced poverty by preventing the loss of breadwinners, reducing household debt.
• • Deterred wildlife from entering farmlands, protecting crops and impacted over 1,000 farming households.
• • 35% increase in study hours as students now have reliable lighting for evenings, improving academic performance.
• • 50% reduction in safety concerns for women as well-lit streets and homes allow them to move freely after dark.
• • Enhanced nighttime mobility for elderly and differently able with solar-lit pathways.

Vision:

Through Lighting Lives in Sundarbans, SEED envisions building energy-resilient, women-led and low-carbon communities in one of India’s most climate-stressed regions — empowering people to adapt with dignity and hope.