Don’t just recycle that old plastic bottle — turn it into a lantern. At least, that’s what the folks over at Liter of Light are doing. The organization is helping developing communities the world over ...

A simple plastic bottle filled with water and bleach can brighten homes during daylight hours. This ingenious idea sparked far-reaching waves of change when Illac Diaz brought it to life through his ...

A BBC report this week about a project in the Philippines that has brought virtually free light to dark homes in some of that country's poorest neighborhoods brightened our day so much that we went ...

What if something as simple as an old plastic bottle filled with water could mean the difference between light and darkness? Rudimentary as it may sound, the almost no-cost solution is uplifting the ...

Filipino children holding the recycled plastic bottle lamps designed and circulated by Illac Diaz's Liter of Light Foundation. (Liter of Light) Asia Society Northern California's December 10 panel ...

MANILA (Reuters Life!) - Plastic bottles jut from the roofs in one Manila slum neighborhood, mushrooming across rows and rows of shanty homes. But they aren't just bottles -- they bring light. Using ...

The community center is located in a village of Mannya in Rakai, South-western Uganda. It provides enough space for about 150 people, with simple clay tile steps to sit on and a small elevated ...

Liter of Light helps poor communities around the world assemble their own lights using old recycled plastic bottles. They start with day lights which are made by filling the bottles with water and ...