Shining a light on a human crisis

The Syrian Civil War

According to the United Nations, the worst refugee

crisis in more than 20 years

More than 110,000 civilian lives lost

2 million Syrians have already

fled, thousands more every day

Over half of them are children

Lebanon hosts more of these refugees than any other country

Syrian Refugees will soon account for 30% of Lebanon’s population

“Funding Syria’s humanitarian needs is a matter not only of generosity, but enlightened self interest.”

– Antonio Guterres – Commissioner,

UNHRC

The UN is there.So are numerous other relief agencies.

Isn’t that enough?

“This is the type of crisis that humanitarian agencies at some point cannot handle anymore. It’s unmanageable, and dangerous.”

Filippo Grandi, Commissioner

General – UN Relief and Works Agency

The costs are staggeringLebanon = $450M

Commissioner Grandi predicts that by the end

of the year, the flow of refugees will overrun UN and Lebanese resources

With a crisis this huge,

can we make a difference?...YES!

What Do They Need?• Shelter• Food• Medical care• Clothing• Virtually all other

“living essentials”

IREO is creating a coalition of “sustainable technologies" to provide humanitarian AID through a relief funding program that includes….

What Are We Doing?

• Refugee Mobile Emergency Hospitals

• FTL renewable mobile power systems

• PRECUSA – modules containers to schools, nurseries, patrol stations

• ISOCRET of Brazil – ICF homes systems

And there is yet another need...one so seemingly insignificant that many of us take it entirely for granted...

...And that need is...

...LIGHT!

Why Light?• Safety – reduces crime/accidental fuel-

induced fires• Connection –well-being within

families/communities• Productivity – does not stop at sundown• Education – enables essential reading and

learning

One light can lift an

entire family out

of darkness