Mu Family residence, City of Lijiang, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yunnan, China, Asia

Mu Family residence, City of Lijiang, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yunnan, China, Asia

Santi Medici district, Massafra, Taranto, Apulia, Italiy

Easter procession, Semana Santa, Madrid, Spain, Europe

Bronze lanterns at Kasuga Grand shrine (Kasuga-taisha), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nara Park, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Mu Family residence, City of Lijiang, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yunnan, China, Asia

Archway, golden door and lantern at entrance to Mosque in the Kasbah, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

White lanterns honoring the dead, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

White lanterns honoring the dead, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Paper lanterns hanging in the blooming cherry trees, Fort Goryokaku, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan, Asia

La Pedrera (Casa Mila) designed by Antonio Gaudi, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, europe

Blue plant pots on the white walls of La Boveda del Flamenco cafe bar, Plaza de la Constitucion, Mijas Pueblo, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

The white and yellow buildings of a typical Andalusian street in Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Church of Sant Josep de sa Talaia, Sant Josep de sa Talaia, Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

Miko or shrine maiden (Young women serving in a Shinto shrine) at Kasuga Taisha Shinto shrine, Nara, Japan

View of snow covered houses and church in Entreves in winter, Entreves, Aosta Valley, Italian Alps, Italy

Traditional local street sign and street lamp, Old Town, Albufeira, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

Meguro River during cherry blossom time, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Paper lantern and maples trees, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Lantern display at Taoyang Alley, Jingdezhen (porcelain capital of China), Jiangxi Province, China

Meguro River during cherry blossom time, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Traditional local street sign and street lamp, Old Town, Albufeira, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

Meguro River during cherry blossom time, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Red lantern at white Chinese style pagoda at the Kek Lok Si temple, Penang Island, Malaysia, Asia

White lanterns honoring the dead, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Military guard at the White House steps in Washington DC, USA.

The Lighthouse on the Mull of Galloway on the Rhins of Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

The Lighthouse on the Mull of Galloway on the Rhins of Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

The Lighthouse on the Mull of Galloway on the Rhins of Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

The Lighthouse on the Mull of Galloway on the Rhins of Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Railway Station Notokashima, Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan

Hokkaido, Japan

Wedding Couple kissing each other in front of steam clock in Gastown, Vancouver City, Canada, North America

Passers-by on the Ha'Penny Bridge, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Woman sitting on jetty at lake Starnberg while reading a book, Ambach, Bavaria, Germany

Woman sitting on jetty at lake Starnberg while reading a book, Ambach, Bavaria, Germany

Pier at the Hotel Storchen, old town center, river Limmat at night, Limmatquai Grossmunster, Zurich, Switzerland

Woman lying on jetty at lake Starnberg while reading a book, Ambach, Bavaria, Germany

Tuomiokirkko Cathedral and Senatintori (Senate Square), Helsinki, Finnland, Scandinavia, Europe

White lanterns with Japanese characters at Shinobazunoike Bentendo Temple, Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Alexander II statue, Tuomiokirkko, Helsinki Cathedral, Senate Square, Helsinki, Finland, Europe

Church of Agios Haralambos, detail, blue bordered window, lantern, white wall, Adamantas, Milos Island, Cyclades, Greece, Europe

Historic centre of Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Red and white wooden houses with flower decorations, housing estate near Lindesnes, Vest-Agder, southern Norway, Scandinavia

Church of the Holy Cross, Nin, Zadar County, Croatia, Europa

Facade of a modern office building, detail, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe, PublicGround

Zainabu Ramadhani, 19, (yellow and red patterned skirt) her mother Fatma Mziray, age 38, (blue head dress) and Fatma’s sister-in-law Zaitun Hamad, 18, (orange wrap and white top) walk home after gathering firewood near Fatma’s home in Mforo. Mforo is near Moshi, Tanzania. Fatma Mziray is a Solar Sister entrepreneur who sells both clean cookstoves and solar lanterns. Fatma heard about the cookstoves from a Solar Sister development associate and decided to try one out. The smoke from cooking on her traditional wood stove using firewood was causing her to have a lot of heath problems, her lungs congested her eyes stinging and her doctor told her that she had to stop cooking that way. Some days she felt so bad she couldn't go in to cook. Fatma said, “Cooking for a family, preparing breakfast, lunch and dinner I used to gather a large load of wood every day to use. Now with the new cook stove the same load of wood can last up to three weeks of cooking. “With the extra time I can develop my business. I also have more time for the family. I can monitor my children’s studies. All of this makes for a happier family and a better relationship with my husband. Since using the clean cookstove no one has been sick or gone to the hospital due to flu.” Fatma sees herself helping her community because she no longer sees the people that she has sold cookstoves have red eyes, coughing or sick like they used to be. She has been able to help with the school fees for her children, purchase items for the home and a cow. “What makes me wake up early every morning and take my cookstoves and go to my business is to be able to take my family to school as well as to get food and other family needs.”

Zainabu Ramadhani, 19, (yellow and red patterned skirt) her mother Fatma Mziray, age 38, (blue head dress) and Fatma’s sister-in-law Zaitun Hamad, 18, (orange wrap and white top) walk home after gathering firewood near Fatma’s home in Mforo. Mforo is near Moshi, Tanzania. Fatma Mziray is a Solar Sister entrepreneur who sells both clean cookstoves and solar lanterns. Fatma heard about the cookstoves from a Solar Sister development associate and decided to try one out. The smoke from cooking on her traditional wood stove using firewood was causing her to have a lot of heath problems, her lungs congested her eyes stinging and her doctor told her that she had to stop cooking that way. Some days she felt so bad she couldn't go in to cook. Fatma said, “Cooking for a family, preparing breakfast, lunch and dinner I used to gather a large load of wood every day to use. Now with the new cook stove the same load of wood can last up to three weeks of cooking. “With the extra time I can develop my business. I also have more time for the family. I can monitor my children’s studies. All of this makes for a happier family and a better relationship with my husband. Since using the clean cookstove no one has been sick or gone to the hospital due to flu.” Fatma sees herself helping her community because she no longer sees the people that she has sold cookstoves have red eyes, coughing or sick like they used to be. She has been able to help with the school fees for her children, purchase items for the home and a cow. “What makes me wake up early every morning and take my cookstoves and go to my business is to be able to take my family to school as well as to get food and other family needs.”

Zainabu Ramadhani, 19, (yellow and red patterned skirt) her mother Fatma Mziray, age 38, (blue head dress) and Fatma’s sister-in-law Zaitun Hamad, 18, (orange wrap and white top) walk home after gathering firewood near Fatma’s home in Mforo. Mforo is near Moshi, Tanzania. Fatma Mziray is a Solar Sister entrepreneur who sells both clean cookstoves and solar lanterns. Fatma heard about the cookstoves from a Solar Sister development associate and decided to try one out. The smoke from cooking on her traditional wood stove using firewood was causing her to have a lot of heath problems, her lungs congested her eyes stinging and her doctor told her that she had to stop cooking that way. Some days she felt so bad she couldn't go in to cook. Fatma said, “Cooking for a family, preparing breakfast, lunch and dinner I used to gather a large load of wood every day to use. Now with the new cook stove the same load of wood can last up to three weeks of cooking. “With the extra time I can develop my business. I also have more time for the family. I can monitor my children’s studies. All of this makes for a happier family and a better relationship with my husband. Since using the clean cookstove no one has been sick or gone to the hospital due to flu.” Fatma sees herself helping her community because she no longer sees the people that she has sold cookstoves have red eyes, coughing or sick like they used to be. She has been able to help with the school fees for her children, purchase items for the home and a cow. “What makes me wake up early every morning and take my cookstoves and go to my business is to be able to take my family to school as well as to get food and other family needs.”

Woman in white lace dress and hat walking down stairs on colonial staircase in San Agustin Church, Manila, Philippines

View of train departing off platform and boy with white umbrella in Arashiyama outside of Kyoto, Japan

A Filipino Tour Guide Holds A Lantern Inside Sumaging Cave Or Big Cave Near Sagada, Luzon, Philippines

A Filipino Tour Guide Holds A Lantern Inside Sumaging Cave Or Big Cave Near Sagada, Luzon, Philippines

A Filipino Tour Guide Holds A Lantern Inside Sumaging Cave Or Big Cave Near Sagada, Luzon Philippines

A Light Mounted On A White Wall With Shadows Cast, Conil De La Frontera, Andalusia, Spain

Street In Downtown Altea, A Beautiful Town In Costa Blanca, With The Cupule Of The Church In The Background, Altea, Alicante, Spain

Illuminated hanging light fixture reflecting pattern on the wall, Istanbul turkey

Illuminated Round Lanterns Strung In Rows

White japanese paper lanterns hanging in a street, Kyoto japan

Spain, Extremadura, Olivenza, Typical building with street lamp fixed to wall.

Spain, Extremadura, Olivenza, Typical local architecture with bars over windows.

Traditional white lanterns hanging in front of an historic building, Vietnam

Young boy with a jack o lantern

Signpost in Norway