Access to electric power is the first step toward economic advancement for billions of people in poverty. Free Electric can light their homes and shops, make food storage possible, and usher them into the 21st century.
AFGHANISTAN: The Mine Kafon
As a child, Massoud Hassani played on desert playgrounds where it was not infrequent for his toys to be destroyed by exploding land mines. Twenty years later, he has created the ultimate live-saving toy—a wind-powered structure made from bamboo and biodegradable plastics, the "Mine Kafon" intentionally detonates unexploded ordnance. Landmine clearance typically costs $1200 per mine, and his device can clear one for $50. This film is a finalist in the $200,000 FOCUS FORWARD Filmmaker Competition.