Who We Are
Operating since 2004, Lanterns is a non-profit organisation dedicated to helping people in developing countries.
Emergency relief is important, but when it's always needed, it's not only hard to maintain but is embarrassing and demoralising for those who constantly need it...
We believe it's far better to develop people's lives and get them out of the cycle of poverty, rather than treat them as helpless poor in constant need of emergency help.
Accordingly, we have established a growing network of coordinators and leaders in India, Uganda, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Burundi and Rwanda who are already reaching out and developing the lives of around 40,000 people.
Latest Projects
Malawi Farm
We have purchase a 10 acre, riverside farm in Malawi and thanks to a lot of willing workers have already raised one crop of pumpkins to support the local orphanage and school. We are still raising funds to get this farm fully established and self sustaining.
Uganda Farm
We have found suitable land for a 10 acre farm in Uganda and have negotiated a price of $30,000 – which we hope to raise in the near future. This will provide work for many local people and support a small orphanage and school.
High-Temperature Tyre Burner
We have been given the technology for a proven, high-temperature, tyre burner that is able to burn waste car and truck tyres without black smoke or harmful pollution. When we can raise the funds to manufacture them, we'll be able to use them to produce clean water from polluted or salty water, and each one will be able to generate enough electricity to supply a village.
Firewood from Waste Coal Dust
We have also been given the technology to convert waste coal dust into very efficient firewood bricks. They burn very cleanly and produce a lot of heat. They will be an excellent alternative to expensive and increasingly rare firewood in many of these countries. It will also be a great enterprise for many willing workers.
What We Do
Values, Principles and Opportunity
We recognise that every person has amazing potential – a potential that can be powerfully unleashed when presented with opportunities that are linked together with proven values and principles of success and prosperity.
Yes, we do our best to provide hope through opportunities (such as farms for self sufficiency), but opportunity alone is not enough breed success. It also needs skill, the right mindset and the right character.
Thus, feeding the poor takes on a whole new meaning... No longer is it meal after endless meal on a never ending cue; nor is it just providing a farm or a fishing boat – it's about unleashing the potential of every individual!