Village Torch Bearers

As Bright as Batang Uru

Concerned about his village's lack of electricity, Linggi installed micro-hydro devices on a shoestring budget in South Sulawesi. Three hundred of his generators now stretch from Sulawesi to Kalimantan.

THE three-meter bamboo poles stand tall along the road that winds uphill to Pong Bembe village, Tana Toraja Regency, South Sulawesi. On the top of the poles sit light bulbs, illuminating the road. Each pole is connected by cab

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