“A Liter of Light” Aims to Illuminate 1 Million Homes With Plastic Solar Bottle Bulbs

We posted about the amazing <a href="http://inhabitat.com/mit-students-install-10000-revolutionary-solar-bottle-lamps-in-manila-slums/">MIT-designed plastic solar bottle bulbs</a> that have literally changed the lives of 10,000 slum dwellers in the Phillipines, and now we're happy to report that the <a href="http://isanglitrongliwanag.org/">My Shelter Foundation</a> has expanded their <a href="http://isanglitrongliwanag.org/">"Isang Litrong Liwanag" campaign</a> with the goal of bringing one million of these dirt cheap "liters of light" to homes in Manila's slums. Hit the jump for a look at the non profit organization's video, which demonstrates how a plastic bottle filled with water and a touch of bleach has transformed thousands of dark shacks into saner, safer places.

A liter of light is a campaign to bring light to slum dwellers in the Phillippines

3 Million people in the slums live without light

A simple plastic solar bottle bulb can change all of that when filled with water and a touch of bleach.

The My Shelter Foundation hopes to bring 1 million of these bulbs to homes throughout the country

These bulbs can reduce safety hazards and improve quality of life

This definitely one of the most amazing examples of social design we've seen all year.