Govinda Upadhyay- Cofounder LEDsafari, Forbes 30 under 30 Social Entrepreneur — On bringing solar-powered light to students in India & Africa.
Bringing solar-powered light to students in India & Africa. My guest today is Govind Upadhyay the CEO of LEDSafari — LED Safari partners with local schools, NGOs and governments to bring solar-powered light to students in India and Africa.
Students receive training to build solar-powered lamps, so they learn about the physics of circuits and solar tech while improving their studying conditions. It’s a great idea. So in this episode, he talks about his amazing journey from going from village to village training students in India to becoming Forbes 30 under 30. social entrepreneur. So please enjoy the show
In this conversation we also talk about:
- Stats.
— Why solar?
— Climate change.
— Going from one village to the next with a suitcase
— Studying in Europe
— A great example of entrepreneurship in Uganda
— The one child one lamp initiative.
— Reflecting on 2018.
— Grandma & Grandpa thoughts!
— Having 2 business models
— Dealing with the knockbacks
— Interesting story where the name comes from
— Growing up in an army family & changing friends every 3 years.
— Don’t build product build solutions.
— Love of Japanese food!
— Why Rwanda is one of his favourite place to visit.
— Former President of India — A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
and much more!
