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A single WakaWaka Light\u00a0provides light for families often\u00a0consisting\u00a0of ten people and being able to hold meetings after dark enables these women to form\u00a0organizations\u00a0and empower\u00a0themselves.\u00a0It is another example of WakaWaka\u2019s ongoing mission to eliminate energy poverty and light up the lives of the 1.5 billion people around the world, who are living without\u00a0electricity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>The Dogon Women Initiave stimulates and helps women in this region in Mali to enhance their quality of life together with that of their families. 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