three years after their distribution. The batteries for the prototype lamps were expected to last only two years, but were still functioning at the Jijiga camp near the Somali border. "It's amazing they're still working and to see them changing lives," said Thakkar, who is based in Leicester. "People a

e three years after their distribution. The batteries for the prototype lamps were expected to last only two years, but were still functioning at the Jijiga camp near the Somali border. "It's amazing they're still working and to see them changing lives," said Thakkar, who is based in Leicester. "People ar

lding a road with modern methods seems impossible to overcome, and certainly not possible for anything but a national highway (one is being built in Jijiga right now, but the lack of water in the city is limiting the pace of construction, which in turn means it will be even longer before water could be

three years after their distribution. The batteries for the pro=otype lamps were expected to last only two years, but were still functioni=g at the Jijiga camp near the Somali border. "It's amazing they'r= still working and to see them changing lives," said Thakkar, who is =ased in Leicester. "People