Livelihood Seminar: “A LITER of LIGHT” Posted May 2014 May 2014 - Lighting is one of the key elements that helps make your house a home. The proper lighting enables you to perform tasks easily, makes you feel safer and more comfortable, and allows you to enjoy your home at its full potential. But having a continuous electrity price hike in the Philippines, some of the Filipinos prefer not to turn on the lights in the morning. But how about some part of the house that do not have enough light? Thus, Papaya Academy, Inc. think of something that can help their parents to use light at day time but in the same time they can save. 29th of May year as of date Mr. Alwin Tetteroo, one of the volunteers of Papaya Academy conduct a training of how to make a home made LIGHT BULB. This alternative light bulb doesn’t use electricity but it can light your home, this made possible by reflecting the sun light towards the house. And for only 30 - 50php, you can make this home made light bulb. How to make A Liter of Light: Materials:  *PET soda bottle  *Galvanized Iron (GI) sheet  *Rubber sealant  *Bleach  *Filtered Water Procedures: Step 1: Cut approximately 9 x 10 inches of GI sheet (corrugated or flat) Step 2: At the center of the GI sheet, draw 2 circles Step 3: Cut the 1 cm difference radially, making strips and bend upwards, perpendicular to the GI sheet Step 4: Using sandpaper, scratch the surface around the upper third portion of the soda bottle where the GI sheet will be placed, to allow the rubber sealant to stick better Step 5: Insert the bottle into the GI sheet until the upper third. Apply rubber sealant on the strips above and around the area below. Wait to dry. Step 6: Fill the soda bottle with filtered water and ~10 mL (2 capfuls) of bleach. Cover with its original cap Step 7: The solar bottle bulb is now ready for installation! To install on the roof. Step 8: Cut a hole on the roof, similar to the bottle circumference Step 9: Place the solar bottle bulb into the hole. Make sure it is firmly in place Step 10: Drill 4 holes on each side of the solar bottle bulb using Bosch lithium-ion cordless drill and put in the rivets Step 11: Apply rubber sealant around all edges of the GI sheet of the solar bottle bulb to avoid leakage. Make sure to cover the rivets Step 12: Place a protective plastic tube on the bottle cap and apply rubber sealant For Video Tutorial Please refer to this Link --------->>>>> How to build a Solar Bottle Bulb (Updated 2013) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sources: A Liter of Light (http://aliteroflight.org;)  Wikihow (http://www.wikihow.com/Choose-the-Right-Lighting-for-Each-Room)  Instructibles (http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-build-a-SOLAR-BOTTLE-BULB/) Youtube (http://youtu.be/i5YQ4t5apPM)