Panasonic Donated 540 Solar Lanterns to Off-Grid Areas in Cambodia in Collaboration with Kadoma City, Kyoritsu Women’s University, the Panasonic Panthers, and Others

Kadoma Civic Plaza, Plaza Director (TOY BOX, Nonprofit Organization)
Outside of work, I engage in a variety of volunteer activities, and when I've thought about why I do volunteer work, I realized that there's a connection between my ability to do something for others and my own happiness. I hope the people of Kadoma City will realize the same thing.

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Kyoritsu Women's University, Faculty of International Studies, Professor
This time, the recipient was a very poor village where people live on less than $100 a month. The learning opportunities for children there were also very limited. Donating solar lanterns will allow them to learn at night and give those kids a chance to go to college. In other words, it's an activity that gives children hope for their futures.

Kyoritsu Women's University, Faculty of International Studies, Student
As students, we felt closer to the idea of being able to donate books that we had learned from instead of money.

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Panasonic Panthers, Volleyball Player
I hope that many people will learn about this activity through sports. I donate books and CDs in the hope that I can also help people in off-grid areas.

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Life With Dignity (LWD), Staff
This activity provides the inhabitants of poor communities with an opportunity. I think poor communities need solar lanterns more than donations of money. If people receive donations of money, it gets used up in a few days and they have nothing left, but in the case of solar lanterns, they can use them for a long time, like 5 or 10 years.

Board Chair for the JELA
I often hear people say things like "Panasonic products are really sturdy" and "wow, they last a long time." I have actually seen a seven-year-old model in operation in India and I feel they are sturdy and of benefit to the community. I think this is an activity that is connected to the future of these people and has a very promising future.

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