solar power comes to garly

While a couple of the most well off houses have had solar panels for years, a new movement of inexpensive solar lighting has swept the village. Installed for less than $100 and accompanied with four long life light bulbs, Garly is glowing. No more buying messy, smelly and expensive oil to run hot, smoky lamps. No more rushing to finish work before the sun sets.

For 35 more dollars, one can invest in an outlet converter. No more watching a television that is hooked up to a car battery, or running appliances off of gas tanks. Garly is harnessing the most plentiful resource they’ve got and to that I owe an Alhumdullilah.

Unfortunately, the grandma of my house is scared of the light switch. So as the kids dance in the bright fluorescent lighting, “Neene Mawdo” sits in the glow of technology and laughs at the absurdity and slightly frightening changes in her house.