At an age where some kids play sick to avoid school, students in parts of Africa and war-struck countries are literally chasing the sun to get an education, as they have no electricity to do their homework.

However, a UAE-based humanitarian group is trying to light up their world by donating solar light kits so they can do their schoolwork.

Beacon of Hope UAE, an initiative founded by and under the patronage of Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, will distribute 3,000 lights to refugee children in the Mrajeeb Al Fhood camp and the Za’atri camp in Jordan this month.

Image: At Morocco orphanage, an Emirati project lights up children’s lives | The National