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Kenya’s first Lantern is waiting for light.

Lantern 4 is planned for a village in Kenya, still to be confirmed. It will be the first Lantern in the country: a classroom with its own power and connection, and a facilitator living on site.

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Village to be confirmed. Lantern 4 of 1,000.

KenyaVL-04Design of the Lantern, printed in Lantern 4’s ink.Lantern 4est.$140k
Design visualization of the Lantern every site shares, printed in one ink

The plan for Lantern 4.

Lantern 4KenyaVillage to be confirmed

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Estimated target
$140,000
Raised so far
Being confirmed
Planned lighting
Q3 2027, if fully funded in time
Status
Planned. Open for support.

Someone lights the first Lantern in Kenya.

Lantern 4’s target includes setting up in Kenya for the first time: the local entity, its registration and the legal groundwork. Every Kenyan Lantern after it stands on that work.

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KenyaVL-04Lantern 4est.$140k

Notice to sendersTargets are planning estimates in US dollars. Funds raised are being confirmed and will appear only once verified. A Lantern is built only once it is fully funded.

The first Lantern in Kenya starts from scratch.

Every target pays for the same whole Lantern, from its containers to three years of running. Being first in a country adds the lines below.

Lantern 4 · KenyaVL-04
  • First-in-country legal setup. Setting up in Kenya for the first time, under Kenyan law. Registration is planned to begin in the last quarter of 2026.
  • Transport. Getting both containers to Kenya. The East African fabricator is still to be chosen, so the route is not fixed yet.
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The lead donor names the Lantern.

The name is painted on the side. Try one.

The name stays in this browser. Nothing is sent.

Fund this Lantern in full as its lead donor, about $140,000 on the current estimate, and it carries the name you choose. It starts with a conversation, not a checkout.

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Illustration of where the lead donor’s name is painted, not the final lettering or mark

The rest of the issue.

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Help light Lantern 4.

Lantern 4 would be the first Lantern in Kenya. Help light it, or talk to us about funding it in full and giving it its name.

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