Power the World
Is a pledge to help 1 million families gain access to
sustainable energy solutions. Last month, Linkin Park pledged their support of
the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon's Sustainable Energy For All initiative.
To that end, the band and their non-profit organization Music for Relief have
partnered with UN Foundation and EarthSpark International to bring clean energy
solutions to families without energy access beginning in Haiti through Enèji
Pwòp (Clean Energy in Haitian Creole).
Enèji Pwòp was created by EarthSpark International, a United
Nations Program (UNEP) partner, to build supply chains and business practices
to support small-scale clean energy entrepreneurs in Haiti. Low-cost, efficient
and renewable energy technologies such as the solar light bulb, will save money
for Haitians over time and reduce health and environmental risks associated
with fire and kerosene.
About Music for Relief:
Founded by two-time Grammy
winning/multi-platinum rock band Linkin Park, Music for Relief is a 501 (c) (3)
non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to victims of natural
disasters and the prevention of such disasters. Since its inception in 2005,
Music for Relief has raised over $5 million for victims of multiple disasters
across four continents including the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, hurricane
Katrina, China's Wenchuan earthquake, a cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe, the 2010
Haiti earthquake and the 2011 earthquake & tsunami in Japan. Music for
Relief also supports environmental programs as a means of disaster risk
mitigation including the planting of over 955,000 trees to help reduce global
warming. The organization was recently recognized by UN Secretary-General Ban
Ki-Moon for the Download to Donate program to raise funds and awareness in the
aftermath of the Haiti earthquake. For more information visit
www.musicforrelief.org.
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