Wolumla PS class makes solar buddy lights for students in Africa | Video, Photos

The result was a renewable energy-powered light that became a solution in refugee camps across the world. But through finding one solution, he soon realised the enormity of energy poverty, and set about raising global awareness and designing solar light solutions for the most at risk communities and in May 2016, Solar Buddy was launched.

Last year Wolumla Pubic School teacher Alexia Talbot decided it would be a great project for her class 4/5/6 and approached Bega Rotary for funding to participate as each light costs $30.

Chris Hamilton of Bega Rotary said Solar Buddy included a hands on project to assemble the lights and write a personal letter to a child in an improverished community, in another country.

"The lights will allow the children to study at night and achieve a better education. Bega Rotary Club has donated $825 to purchase 25 lights for the children to assemble," Ms Hamilton said.

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Ms Talbot said it was also an opportunity to learn about the lives of students in other countries.

"The students learnt about energy poverty which affects over 700m people. We saw that students might have to gather at a petrol station in order to do their homework as they had no light source at home," Ms Talbot explained.

The Wolumla students built the lights which will be sent to Tanzania, Africa.

"It's good for the kids to learn about other kids in the world who don't have as much as they do and it's great that they have embraced it so well," Ms Hamilton said.