After the most recent World Cup in South Africa, soccer’s world governing body FIFA created 20 Football for Hope Centres in impoverished areas in Africa. One of those new soccer centers was in Mathare, a collection of slums in Nairobi, Kenya. Problem was, with no lights, the field was virtually unusable at night.
But that’s all changed thanks to the Chinese company Yingli Green Energy, which recently outfitted the field with a set of solar-powered lamps, allowing for hours of additional play time. The ability to play at night also means that the athletes won’t have to worry as much about the intense heat during the day.
“During the day, the sun is too direct but at night it is easy to see the ball without straining,”16-year-old Edwin Ivusa told the AFP.
The stadium is now the only one outside of Nairobi to have floodlights, and the only one in the entire country with solar-powered lights.
Via GOOD
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