UL Joins Watts of Love and the Acorn Foundation To Elevate Equity in South Africa Communities
25 May 2022
UL employees from the company’s Johannesburg office, along with leadership and staff from Watts of Love and the Acorn Foundation, distributed the UL-certified lights directly to residents of Olievenhoutbosch Extension 24, located in Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa. The solar-powered lights are intended to help eliminate dependency on dangerous and costly kerosene as a light source, improving the health and well-being of each recipient and their family.

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 UL, a global safety science leader, today announced it partnered with Watts of Love and the Acorn Foundation to distribute solar-powered lights manufactured by Watts of Love to communities in South Africa. Championed and spearheaded by UL, a team of UL employees from the company’s Johannesburg office, along with leadership and staff from Watts of Love and the Acorn Foundation, distributed the UL-certified lights directly to residents of Olievenhoutbosch Extension 24, located in Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa.

The solar-powered lights are intended to help eliminate dependency on dangerous and costly kerosene as a light source, improving the health and well-being of each recipient and their family. The lights were distributed in tandem with a financial literacy program that teaches how to convert the resulting kerosene savings into sustainable income.

“This one innovative tool, a solar-powered light source, can help protect children and adults from dangerous fires and toxic fumes, secure a safer and more prosperous home environment and elevate equity. It also reduces greenhouse gas emissions and indoor air pollution,” said Barbara Guthrie, vice president of Corporate Sustainability at UL.