$30 seems pretty steep to me. Also, as a smoker I can say with confidence that there is no way standing around a kerosene lamp for a few hours a night is even close to as bad as smoking two packs of cigarettes a day as the woman in the video claims.
By now it should be dropped in price. Also, it is cheaper to make a bigger panel to run multiple lights instead of multiple of these units. So where there are 6 families right next to each other it would be cheaper to tear apart some laptop batteries or even use an old car battery mppt charge controller like on aliexpress , 100w solar panel and leds
...and smoke from the wood fires, but yours is also a choice. Your situation is in no way comparative to hers. The logistics that many of you are suggesting is not cost effective or make any sense, these people are temporary workers, that a huge investment for them, this allow them to carry it with them, the light represents 5 months of fuel for them, without the cost of getting their dwelling burned down by fire and charging for there phones. Pne step at a time.
I do not think having to take your son to work is the worst thing that could happen to him. In fact, I know it's not. That young man has a work ethic, which is invaluable.
I think he may mean that he feels bad since instead of sending the boy to school he has to have him helping him pick trash. I would feel bad about that too.
I was amazed by two statements by the Australian founder of Pollinate Energy - one solar light was equivalent to an Australian purchasing a plasma TV - and if the person purchased the solar light and paid it off over time, then they valued the light - but if they gave it away it was often neglected and not used. And this is an important lesson - it is all relative depending on the circumstance and no matter how poor you are you value what you earn. Nobody wants a handout - they just need things of real value - that really help improve their lives.
lablask They did say this thing doubles as a mobile phone charger though, and obviously one powerful enough to charge a smartphone capable of playing back videos with a decent volume as seen in the video, donno how much of a difference the battery and circuitry you'd need for that would amount to though.
lablask They did mention that at one point they tried to give out the product free of charge, what happened? It was not taken care of, not appreciated and or not used. People work hard for luxuries, and this is a luxury. They obviously have the option to buy a lamp, but chose this.
I worked with extreme poverty cases when i was a social worker. Some people do not appreciate what is given to them, the only way they appreciate things, is if they work hard for them. Just like the rest of us. Example: there would be a 300$ stipend per family who met certain criteria, one family was given a free used refrigerator and a stove. A month later it was found that they sold said items. At least in my case, i wont be so generous with my hard earned money. But it is a free country, who ever feels it in their heart to buy these lamps and give them away to people in slums. Do it. I won't.
@Banhmiso1 Man , you got turd in your skull or what ? Full of lies and hypocrisy, slap your face with your shoe to wise you up, I bet whining dumb fucker like you bought the most Chinese goods.
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Ledzz Go there are many videos showing the poverty tht exists in USA especially in the non-white immigrant communities , illegal immigrants in UK r worse off than these bangladeshis watch?v=jBlDz74wnTM
Ledzz Go They are not Indians these people divided our nation on the religious lines in 1947 and now when they have realized that India is getting prosperous day by day they are migrating to India. They don't deserve anything and they should be deported back however India is erecting fences(80% done) like Mexico-USA border to stop them from coming here
Interesting how the pollinate CEO mentions the environment first followed by these "poor people's health" and quoting the 2 ciggarettes health issue. Her priorities are obvious with money going into her pocket.
The only sad thing is its being Sold to the poor. And its bullshit that if you give it for free people don't appreciate, if they don't take care of it, they have no light, so they will.
30 f_cking dollars. Thatz a lot of money even for someone who is earning in India. Shame on these companies who are making a living on poor people's earnings.
They explained why they didn't, they tried it but people neglected the lights, selling it for a bit more it becomes a precious investment which they will use and not neglect
It's a rather quite refreshing idea as an entrepreneur. They way they charge people only at prices relative to their salary for the purpose of the product lasting much longer is cunning. I actually have the needs for these kinds of ideas. Many thanks!
the kerosene lanterns are not the real culprits that poor are able to afford, but the rich folk of this world that drive cars and the industries that are the polluters and real culprits, but do we see a documentary on that?
Wow, i saw these exact same trash-pickers with the giant bags in Haitian slums. It amazes me how much trash gets picked up everyday there, yet the streets are perpetually littered Journeyman Pictures Is this the same business?
In Mongolia kids are dying from respiratory infections from burning coal from stoves used for heating the house so the comments saying this is for the environment and bullshit it's not it's for the people
They survived before without these lights. You're just out to make profits off of poor slumdogs. You should help these people find jobs or a cheap apartment.
My personal opinion that it's some new form of sells, they are looking for poor people to sell basic things, not sure that is more than it. Any help must be free, take the last savings from poor people is a sin, a shame video of that production company.
What an ignoramus, you have any idea how many local people are employed due to this business from the manufacturing, to management to sales? Notice how the sales lady in yellow wasn't living in a freaking slum. What a short sighted moron.
You can pretend this is about helping the poor. You can fool yourself that this video isn't about marketing. Truth is you are profiteering and don't care much so long as the Money rolls in. Yeah show me the water pump you installed several years ago from the profits. Whatever. Not convinced
Heart breakin to see good human beings suffering only to provide n care for families n roof over there heads..we take so much for granted western countries.
These cheap solar panels do not last , the resources used in the manufacturing process are enormous, the labor to produce is usually a sad affair. Oil is definitely not the thing and all of the alternatives are resource intensive and need to be replaced often. I know it is easy to criticize and that is not my thing. Population and consumer society are the cause of the planet's crisis. If this is not addressed by us then it will certainly be decided for us.
Goodness me ! How can you sell to such poor people 30$ lamp?...???? you are soo horrible ! soo cruel!!!! soo many charities can't give free light to them?????!!!!!
$30 seems pretty steep to me. Also, as a smoker I can say with confidence that there is no way standing around a kerosene lamp for a few hours a night is even close to as bad as smoking two packs of cigarettes a day as the woman in the video claims.
By now it should be dropped in price. Also, it is cheaper to make a bigger panel to run multiple lights instead of multiple of these units. So where there are 6 families right next to each other it would be cheaper to tear apart some laptop batteries or even use an old car battery mppt charge controller like on aliexpress , 100w solar panel and leds
...and smoke from the wood fires, but yours is also a choice. Your situation is in no way comparative to hers. The logistics that many of you are suggesting is not cost effective or make any sense, these people are temporary workers, that a huge investment for them, this allow them to carry it with them, the light represents 5 months of fuel for them, without the cost of getting their dwelling burned down by fire and charging for there phones. Pne step at a time.
$10 / light should be plenty people don't have $30 and got $3 to buy him food why would they pay $30 for life to put inside
I do not think having to take your son to work is the worst thing that could happen to him. In fact, I know it's not. That young man has a work ethic, which is invaluable.
I think he may mean that he feels bad since instead of sending the boy to school he has to have him helping him pick trash. I would feel bad about that too.
I was amazed by two statements by the Australian founder of Pollinate Energy - one solar light was equivalent to an Australian purchasing a plasma TV - and if the person purchased the solar light and paid it off over time, then they valued the light - but if they gave it away it was often neglected and not used. And this is an important lesson - it is all relative depending on the circumstance and no matter how poor you are you value what you earn. Nobody wants a handout - they just need things of real value - that really help improve their lives.
The product is outrageously expensive , a solar lamp in India costs no more than 1400 rs. Just google and find out
lablask
They did say this thing doubles as a mobile phone charger though, and obviously one powerful enough to charge a smartphone capable of playing back videos with a decent volume as seen in the video, donno how much of a difference the battery and circuitry you'd need for that would amount to though.
lablask They did mention that at one point they tried to give out the product free of charge, what happened? It was not taken care of, not appreciated and or not used. People work hard for luxuries, and this is a luxury. They obviously have the option to buy a lamp, but chose this.
YashaClone sounds like these colonialist type ozzies are trying to take advantage of the misery of these slum dwellers earning like 1 buck a day...
I worked with extreme poverty cases when i was a social worker. Some people do not appreciate what is given to them, the only way they appreciate things, is if they work hard for them. Just like the rest of us. Example: there would be a 300$ stipend per family who met certain criteria, one family was given a free used refrigerator and a stove. A month later it was found that they sold said items. At least in my case, i wont be so generous with my hard earned money. But it is a free country, who ever feels it in their heart to buy these lamps and give them away to people in slums. Do it. I won't.
I'm sure Chinese made sun energy lights will be much cheaper ... in fact I think Aussie import it from china and resell for substantial profit
True!
@Banhmiso1 You poor fucker couldn’t afford otherwise , you expect cheap price and high quality for you filthy low class shopping pigs ?
@Banhmiso1 Man , you got turd in your skull or what ? Full of lies and hypocrisy, slap your face with your shoe to wise you up, I bet whining dumb fucker like you bought the most Chinese goods.
They say living in India is equivalent of smoking two packs of cigarettes a day and these people don't even have choice in brand.
They didnt say that. Re watch
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Its funny how you say your setting out to help these people. But they are helping them self's and helping us learn what it means to be greatful.
What a wonderful world........India (and notably their government) never ceases to depress me, yet there is brightness here and there -
Ledzz Go It is easy to blame government for all that is wrong
Ledzz Go and why shud the govt. care abt illegal Bangladeshi immigrants ?
Ledzz Go there are many videos showing the poverty tht exists in USA especially in the non-white immigrant communities , illegal immigrants in UK r worse off than these bangladeshis watch?v=jBlDz74wnTM
I totally agree - Europe probably has the least poverty and the closest gap between rich and poor....:-)
Ledzz Go They are not Indians these people divided our nation on the religious lines in 1947 and now when they have realized that India is getting prosperous day by day they are migrating to India.
They don't deserve anything and they should be deported back however India is erecting fences(80% done) like Mexico-USA border to stop them from coming here
Interesting how the pollinate CEO mentions the environment first followed by these "poor people's health" and quoting the 2 ciggarettes health issue. Her priorities are obvious with money going into her pocket.
The only sad thing is its being Sold to the poor. And its bullshit that if you give it for free people don't appreciate, if they don't take care of it, they have no light, so they will.
Even poor people don't want to feel like they're being given handouts
Using this same solar light for almost 6 yrs... simple yet quality. Not like the flashy ones u get nowadays-- too much features but doesn’t last
great technology but planned obsolescence takes effect within days. 😂 And they expect us to buy some more. What a cycle
Those damn lights don’t cost $30USD ..jacking up the damn price and preying on those people
Why does this solar light cost so much. If they were to buy this in India it would cost then about ten bucks not 30
the girls and boys here are very clever and self sufficient. excellent invention. congratulations ... I'm so impressed!
30 f_cking dollars. Thatz a lot of money even for someone who is earning in India. Shame on these companies who are making a living on poor people's earnings.
This is business for profit no charity.
Selling to the poor? 2300rps? Too expensive! If you wan to do good, give them for free! Thumbs down...
They explained why they didn't, they tried it but people neglected the lights, selling it for a bit more it becomes a precious investment which they will use and not neglect
This is one of the most disgusting things I've ever seen!
It's a rather quite refreshing idea as an entrepreneur. They way they charge people only at prices relative to their salary for the purpose of the product lasting much longer is cunning. I actually have the needs for these kinds of ideas. Many thanks!
the kerosene lanterns are not the real culprits that poor are able to afford, but the rich folk of this world that drive cars and the industries that are the polluters and real culprits, but do we see a documentary on that?
That would eliminate fires too!
I've no doubt that the solar lights are quite useful in these slums...but I have a feeling that the company selling them is shady AF.
God bless these beautiful and smart people..............Wish they can get better housing.
thank you for this beautiful important story
30 dollars are rip offs especially from poor people!
Very good deed my friend keep it up...i bless u..
So now people makes money from the very poor people? Those light are only cost £10 if u buy bulk from alibaba
True!
Wow, i saw these exact same trash-pickers with the giant bags in Haitian slums. It amazes me how much trash gets picked up everyday there, yet the streets are perpetually littered Journeyman Pictures
Is this the same business?
Don't forget this is $30 Australian dollars, not USD.
In Mongolia kids are dying from respiratory infections from burning coal from stoves used for heating the house so the comments saying this is for the environment and bullshit it's not it's for the people
If they're broke...why are you profiting off of them??? This is sick.
Desert Sun go to school probably not no telling how many kids this man's got
Latha looks a bit like the Indian adrienna Lima!!!
They survived before without these lights. You're just out to make profits off of poor slumdogs. You should help these people find jobs or a cheap apartment.
they should sell them in puerto rico
Can someone point me to artists that play the type of music around 9:45.
Very interesting yet disappointing because of the sad ending.
My personal opinion that it's some new form of sells, they are looking for poor people to sell basic things, not sure that is more than it. Any help must be free, take the last savings from poor people is a sin, a shame video of that production company.
robbing the poor
With all the money in bangalore this should not happen.
How about free contraception. I am sure that would be a hell of a lot of help
Making money of the poor "for the environment"...
What an ignoramus, you have any idea how many local people are employed due to this business from the manufacturing, to management to sales? Notice how the sales lady in yellow wasn't living in a freaking slum. What a short sighted moron.
@MajorLeague Piss off man these are paid jobs
best business on the purest people and this australian saying this with smile n the face, but yeah someone need to do it haahha
So sad to here that dad and kid got arrested 😔
Why they got arrested at the border?I didn't get that bit.
There are still good people in this world😋
how can u donate
You can pretend this is about helping the poor. You can fool yourself that this video isn't about marketing.
Truth is you are profiteering and don't care much so long as the Money rolls in.
Yeah show me the water pump you installed several years ago from the profits. Whatever. Not convinced
This in India, while I'm taking drivings license for 2000€
hope we have here in Philippines
You should have given them at half price I know giving them for free isn’t good bt 30 dollars is steep!
how about they charge by how much their salary are?
If these have rechargable ni cads then they are overpriced.BUT If they have lithium cells in them than 30 dollars is reasonable....
Outsource all you webs and app development to us
Heart breakin to see good human beings suffering only to provide n care for families n roof over there heads..we take so much for granted western countries.
Plasma tv = solar lamp
Hmmm...
Where's the wife at where's the wife at
3:28 Bangladeshi Rodents spotted
Why are you so racist?
These cheap solar panels do not last , the resources used in the manufacturing process are enormous, the labor to produce is usually a sad affair. Oil is definitely not the thing and all of the alternatives are resource intensive and need to be replaced often. I know it is easy to criticize and that is not my thing. Population and consumer society are the cause of the planet's crisis. If this is not addressed by us then it will certainly be decided for us.
It seems like these entreprenuers are robbing the poor. $30 is an insane amount of money for a slum dweller.....
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if I was in their condition them ducks walking around will be my dinner jus sayin
They probably do kill what animals they have.
australia is the world biggest poluter . why not to try there first?
kmf_ZEQGKOU This man is making a better product for 1800 rs. in Hyderabad India
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OMG I want to sponsor that little kid who was bustin out all those dance moves! I'll donate every damn month. TAKE MY MONEY!
But..but..EVIL CAPITALISTS!
Why did he leave his store and house
she fine.
PREASE WHITE PEOPOP SAVE USSS
Pls put gloves 2 3 gloves fir ur safe take gloves with u much better ull collect everything
How long are they in jail for??
Goodness me ! How can you sell to such poor people 30$ lamp?...???? you are soo horrible ! soo cruel!!!! soo many charities can't give free light to them?????!!!!!
See how corrupt these people are they come to teach religious - at least teach them ABCD for this kids instead of corrupting them.
Selling them junk they don't need and can't afford! SHAME ON YOU!
It create jobs for the locals you ignoramus
By the way, kerosene is more expensive in the long run!
WOW getting rid of kerosene lanterns , in the USA our President is bringing back coal jobs or so he said .
This is an awesome business idea. All you naysayers need to take your priviledged b.s. somewhere else!