Sustainable Alternative Lighting co-founder Aisa Mijeno working on a prototype of the lamp. Picture: Sustainable Alternative Lighting
Philippines – It all started with the idea of illuminating the darkest communities in the Philippines using a staple commodity.
In 2011, during an immersion trip with a local tribe in the northern province of Kalinga, Aisa Mijeno came up with the idea for the Sustainable Alternative Lighting, or Salt, lamp.
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