UAE donates 2,000 solar lanterns for Faridpur char

Around 2,000 solar lanterns have recently been donated by Zayed Sustainability Prize of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for people on Hazarbighar Char in Faridpur who have limited or no access to on-grid power.

The recipients include school students, shopkeepers, fishermen, vulnerable women and children and community healthcare workers.

Established by the UAE leadership in 2008, the global award is inspired by the UAE's founding father late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, says a press release.

Prior to the donation, the prize's “Guiding Light” campaign arranged a 400 square metre light installation on the island after sunset revealing the prize's logo.