Lebone members Aviva and Hugo recently returned from Camden, Maine where they were honoured and took part in a wonderful week-long “change agent” program as Pop!Tech 2009 Social Innovation Fellows. It was a real privilege to take some time off and learn alongside accomplished social entrepreneurs and thought leaders, specifically the incredibly talented group of [...]
Lebone was named one of the 10 Most Brilliant Innovations of 2009 by Popular Mechanics! We are very honored and humbled to be a part of this remarkable community of innovators.
Just being in the same room as the other award winners (please read more about their truly remarkable work) is an experience that we will [...]
Lebônê won a $200,000 grant from the World Bank! Two Lebônê team members presented our proposal to an international jury panel in Accra, Ghana, and we were selected as a grant recipient. This is very exciting news and we are incredibly grateful to the World Bank, IFC, and all the other Lighting Africa participants.