A #100DaysofSolar Human Impact Story from Kamengo, Mpigi District, Uganda

For Kigozi Alifonce, darkness once made pain feel even heavier.

At 82 years old and living alone in Kamengo, Mpigi District, every evening became a struggle against fear, weakness, and physical suffering. Age had already slowed his body, but once the sun disappeared, simple movement inside his home became dangerous and exhausting.

Each step through the darkness strained his aching legs.

His chest pains worsened with anxiety and isolation.

And with medicine often difficult to access, the nights felt painfully long and unforgiving.

For Alifonce, darkness was no longer just absence of light.

It deepened suffering itself.

Fear entered the house with every sunset, and the loneliness of facing those difficult nights alone slowly wore down his sense of peace and dignity.

Then Solar M7 arrived. And for the first time in years, the nights inside his home began to feel manageable again.

Today, reliable solar light fills the house after sunset, helping Alifonce move safely and confidently around his home. The fear of stumbling in darkness has reduced. The emotional stress surrounding nighttime has eased. And inside the quiet of the evening, he now feels something he had almost lost.

Relief.

“Before Solar M7, nights were very painful and frightening for me because moving in darkness was difficult,” Alifonce shared during his interview. “Now I feel safer, calmer, and more comfortable inside my home.”

According to Doreen Nanfuka, elderly people living alone often experience both physical and emotional suffering worsened by poor lighting conditions.

“When older people are struggling with pain or illness, darkness increases fear and vulnerability,” Doreen explained. “Reliable light helps restore safety, confidence, and emotional comfort.”

Innocent Kawooya says stories like Alifonce’s show how energy access directly supports health, dignity, and quality of life for vulnerable elderly people.

“Reliable light helps people live more safely and comfortably regardless of age or physical condition,” he noted. “It restores independence and peace to those who need it most.”

Today, nights inside Alifonce’s home no longer feel like battles against fear and pain.

The darkness no longer controls his movement.

The house feels safe again.

And in a home where suffering once deepened with every sunset, Solar M7 is now helping restore something profoundly human.

Comfort. Relief. And dignity in old age.

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