FROM OUR CO-FOUNDERS

Dear friends,
If 2013 was brought to us by one letter, it would be B.
BIG: 2013 was our biggest year to date, reaching more than 70,000 people in nine countries with life-changing
technology.
BRIGHT: We lit up off-grid communities with clean, bright solar light – almost half of the technologies we distributed in2013 were solar lights. Water filters and clean cookstoves were the next most popular products.
BOLD: We trialled new ways of distributing technology through Tech Kiosks – and expanded this network to reachremote parts of Indonesia.
BUSY: We connected simple technology with last mile communities through 36 projects, worked with nine Last Mile
Consulting (LMC) clients, managed an Indonesia-wide social innovation award, launched the new Kopernik brand andwebsite, doubled the size of our team and opened two field offices.
BEYOND BRILLIANT: We met many people, from Timor-Leste to Kenya and a wide range of places in between, whoshared heartwarming stories about the difference our simple technologies have made in their lives.
And most importantly, BOUNTIFUL thanks to our donors, Tipping Point community, local partners, funding & in-kindpartners, technology producers, research and network partners, LMC clients, fellows, volunteers, board and advisoryboard, and team members.
You’re the BEST!
Please read on for our highlights from 2013, and stay tuned in 2014 for much, much more.
Toshi Nakamura, Co-founder & CEO
Ewa Wojkowska, Co-founder & COO

IMPACT SNAPSHOT

2013

2010 - 2013

PEOPLESERVEDTECHNOLOGIESDISTRIBUTEDPROJECTSFUNDED

COUNTRIESREACHED

70,735

11,21836

9159,216

28,25995

152013 HIGHLIGHTSJANUARY: SAFE, CLEAN DRINKING WATER FOR STUDENTS - AND TEACHERS - AT SCHOOLSACROSS INDONESIA
In January, we introduced simple water filter technology to
six remote village schools in East Bali, Indonesia. Students
learned about how the technology works and theimportance of clean water for a healthy life throughlessons, games and activities. Teachers and community
leaders told us that students are now drinking much morewater each day and concentrating better in class.
Later in the year we returned to connect water filters with45 more schools and two health clinics in this isolated
region in the second phase of our Drink Up East Bali,
Indonesia project. Beyond Bali, we made more than 1,000
Nazava water filters available to 272 schools in eightIndonesian provinces.

FEBRUARY: SHARING KOPERNIK'S STORY WITH THE WORLDIn February, Kopernik CEO Toshi Nakamura braved asnowstorm to talk at MIT's Global Ventures conference,
one of a number of major speaking events in 2013. BothToshi and COO Ewa Wojkowska were invited to speak at
influential events around the world, reflecting growinginterest in Kopernik's innovative, impact-driven approachto reducing poverty. Keep up with Kopernik's upcoming
events throughout the year by subscribing to our Action& Inspiration monthly newsletter or visiting the Events
section of our website.

MARCH: TECH KIOSKS TURN SHOP OWNERS INTO MICRO-SOCIAL-ENTREPRENEURS
Building on the success of our technology agent programsin Indonesia, we launched our Tech Kiosk initiative in early2013 to make simple technology available throughwarung - simple, family-run shops which account for 85
percent of the market in Indonesia. Tech Kiosk owners sell
a selection of Kopernik's technologies alongside everyday
goods. They receive the technologies on consignment, earna margin on every sale, repay the cost of technology to
Kopernik, and request more stock. In partnership with Kiva,
a microfinance organisation, Kiva lenders provide
microloans to help fund the upfront cost of supplying thesetechnologies. Tech Kiosks are making eco-friendly, moneysaving technology affordable and accessible to more
people across Indonesia. We opened our first Tech Kiosks in
Bali, followed by Bandung and the Mentawai Islands.

MARCH: INVESTIGATING IMPACT
In mid-March, Denise Law landed in Western Province,
Kenya - the first of four Kopernik Fellows to explore thesocial impact of our projects in 2013. During her time in
Kenya, Denise interviewed families using d.light solar lights
and Q Drums, and helped two local partners to find ways toimprove the sustainability and effectiveness of technology
distribution. We published the results of her research in indepth impact assessments for our Take a Load Off Western
Kenya and Light Up Kakamega, Kenya projects.
Later in the year, we sent Chris Shepherd to Oecusse,
Timor-Leste, Resiky Handika to Central Kalimantan,
Indonesia, and Catherine Howe to Oriental Mindoro, thePhilippines, to research the impact of our projects in theseplaces. For the latest updates from our fellows in the field,
stay tuned to the Kopernik in Action blog.

APRIL: STARTING UP TECHNOLOGY SALES IN ALOR, INDONESIA
In late 2012, we visited Alor, in Indonesia’s East Nusa
Tenggara province, to introduce and gauge demand for
new technology. In April, we returned to set up a networkof technology agents who would sell solar lights, water
filters and cookstoves on the island. The majority of Alor's
population of 200,000 people live without access toelectricity, and there is huge interest in solar lights to
replace kerosene lanterns. Fuel-efficient cookstoves arealso in demand, to replace smoky cooking fires. Over thecourse of 2013, technology agents made steady sales,
repaid the cost of the technology, and ordered new stock.
Through technology agent networks, Kopernik is building
sustainable supply chains to make technology affordable
and accessible in Alor and other remote parts of Indonesia.

APRIL: CREDIT TO CAMBRIDGE FOR CARBON RESEARCHOver Cambridge University's spring break, we hosted ateam of MBA students from the Judge Business School.
Manual Geitz, Derrick Quandt, Srinivas Radhakrishnan andSuneira Rana joined us to research opportunities to reduce
the unit cost of clean energy technology through carbon
credits. At the end of their month-long stay, the teampresented recommendations and a roadmap for Kopernik's
entry into the carbon credit market. The ultimate goal: tomake life-changing solar lights, water filters and fuelefficient cookstoves as affordable as possible for the people
who need them the most.

MAY: EXPANDING OUR INVOLVEMENT IN EAST JAVA AND ACEH
In May, we opened our first field offices in East Java andAceh, the next step in our growing partnership with the
ExxonMobil Foundation. Our field teams are creating new
economic opportunities for women in these Indonesian
provinces through our tech agent program, which trains
women to sell simple, life-changing technology in theircommunities. In North Aceh, we partnered with Indonesia
Heritage Foundation to offer tech agent training to earlychildhood teachers, supplementing their nominal teaching
wage. In Bojonegoro, we continue to work with Koperasi
Banyu Urip, a women’s cooperative established by our techagents in 2012, and we have expanded our work to Tuban,a neighbouring district in East Java. Our field teams are also
trialing new technologies to help local farming
communities, where many agricultural activities are still
done by hand.

MAY: LET'S GO SHOPPING AT TECH KIOSK UBUDIn May, we opened a shopfront Tech Kiosk in Ubud,
Indonesia to showcase and sell Kopernik's range oftechnologies to our local community. Kopernik sources thebest technology designed to survive tough conditions inremote, off-grid communities. But these technologies are
not just for the last mile: we are seeing growing interest
from environmentally-conscious consumers who appreciate
the eco-friendly, money-saving benefits of simple water
filters and solar lamps.
At Tech Kiosk Ubud, we welcome local residents, expats,tourists, and hotel owners to our multi-purpose shopfront,
showroom and meeting space. Please drop by if you arevisiting Bali.

JUNE: HELPING LAST MILE CONSULTING CLIENTS REACH REMOTE COMMUNITIESIn June, we presented the results of a Last Mile Consulting(LMC) project to a major multilateral organisation. Using
our intimate knowledge of, and networks in, rural
Indonesian communities, we conducted field visits, tested
communication channels and analysed the research data.
Our detailed recommendations about improving
engagement with local stakeholders helped fill a key
information gap in the client’s projects. LMC builds on
Kopernik's core mission by engaging with large
corporations and influential bilateral and multilateralagencies. In 2013 our client base grew significantly: theteam travelled to Armenia, Kenya, Japan and Washington
DC, as well as extensively within Indonesia. We worked
with three major Japanese corporations, providing market
research and product feedback for potential BOP-focusedbusinesses.

JUNE: TEAMING UP WITH JAPAN AIRLINES TO EXPAND KOPERNIK'S WORLDWIDE REACH
In late June, we officially launched a major new partnershipwith Japan Airlines (JAL), teaming up on a number ofactivities. In a fundraising drive, JAL frequent flyers donatedtheir miles to fund 800 water filters for Indonesian schools.
JAL supported two reporters to visit some of these schools
in Padang, North Sumatra, and share stories and photos
about the impact of the water filters. In Japan, JAL
supported ‘Tech Caravan’ events, where the Kopernik teamvisited Japanese cities to talk with manufacturers anduniversities about designing technologies for thedeveloping world. JAL has also generously provided
Kopernik with free flights, allowing the Kopernik team topursue more activities, within Japan and worldwide.

JULY: BREAKING NEWSIn July, the ABC's Australia Network News interviewed cofounder Ewa Wojkowska about Kopernik's innovative
approach to crowdfunding development projects inIndonesia and Timor-Leste. Other mainstream media
coverage in 2013 included a TV feature broadcast on NHK
in Japan, and articles in the Jakarta Post, Jakarta Globe andBali Daily.
According to journalist Trisha Sertori, who also interviewed
Ewa in 2013, "Delivering and introducing life changing
technologies to traditional communities across anarchipelago of more than 17,000 islands is no easy feat.
Kopernik’s solutions have been practical and simple."AUGUST: K-TEAM BUILDINGIn August, we brought the Kopernik team together at
Kopernik HQ for the Last Mile Relay - an annual teambuilding event. Field staff from across Indonesia joined theBali-based team for a series of challenges designed to test
our collective skills and knowledge: from designing a solar
cooker to lighting a biomass stove to cooking gado gado, a
traditional Indonesian dish.
The Last Mile Relay was a brilliant way to celebrate
Kopernik’s organisational culture, which values action,
positivity, quality outputs and a supportive teamenvironment.

SEPTEMBER: TAKING TECH KIOSKS TO EAST NUSA TENGGARAIn September, we expanded our growing network of Tech
Kiosks to East Nusa Tenggara, one of Indonesia’s poorest
provinces. Thanks to funding from JPMorgan Chase
Foundation, we established a recruitment and training
program for micro-social-entrepreneurs, starting in Kupang,
the province’s main port city, and expanding to Soe in West
Timor and Nagekeo in Flores.
By the end of 2013, we had 27 Tech Kiosks operating in
East Nusa Tenggara, and a total of 37 Tech Kiosks
operating across Indonesia. Our Tech Kiosk owners hadreceived 1,364 units of technology, and had already repaid
almost US$20,000 from technology sales.

SEPTEMBER: CHAMPIONING INDONESIAN SOCIAL INNOVATION
In late September, we celebrated big ideas with the AusAID
Indonesian Social Innovator Award. Kopernik teamed up
with Hubud and the Australian government’s aid program
to run the award, which attracted almost 500 submissions
from across Indonesia. After five months of submissions
and one month of review, we invited the finalists to Bali topitch their ideas to a panel of leading innovation experts.
The judges named Gamal Albinsaid as the winner for hishealth clinics in Malang, East Java, where people canexchange recycling for health insurance. A crowd favourite,
Gamal also won the People’s Choice Award at the final
pitch event. The Serving the Last Mile Award went toMansetus Balawala for his motorbike ambulances, serving
remote communities in East Nusa Tenggara.

OCTOBER: A BRAND NEW LOOK FOR KOPERNIKIn mid-October we launched our new brand and website,reflecting Kopernik as a bold, forward-looking, impactdriven organisation. The fully responsive website works
seamlessly across desktop, tablet and mobile browsers,
making it easier to keep up with Kopernik anywhere, any
time. We designed the website to improve the donor
experience, making it easier for donors to send technology
to the last mile, sign up for and manage monthly Tipping
Point donations, and receive updates about the impact of
their donation. Our new website marks a leap forward for
Kopernik’s outreach, greatly improving how we share
information about our work and impact, in English andJapanese. Soon to come: our Indonesian language website
will reach new audiences and make it easier forIndonesians to support our projects.

OCTOBER: TAKING TECH FAIRS TO MYANMAR
In late October, we ventured to last mile locations in theemerging market of Myanmar for a series of tech fairs. We
introduced a range of technologies to villages in
Yenanchaung, and asked tech fair-goers to vote on what
technology they needed the most. The results varied fromvillage to village: in some, access to water was the biggest
challenge, while in others, sourcing firewood for cooking
was a greater concern.
Based on the feedback, we have partnered with the Mae
Fah Luang Foundation to develop two projects connecting
water filters and clean cookstoves with these communities.

NOVEMBER: STANFORD SOCIAL INNOVATION REVIEWIn November, the Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR)
published a journal article in their Winter 2014 edition on
Kopernik's unique model. Written by Tomohiro Hamakawa,Toshi Nakamura and Ewa Wojkowska, the story 'Subsidizing
Impact' explores Kopernik's hybrid approach, usingphilanthropic funds to kickstart sustainable supply chains oflife-changing technology.
Kopernik was also featured in a number of other influential
development sector publications in 2013, by organisations
including UNICEF, Devex, Whydev and the Global Alliancefor Clean Cookstoves.

NOVEMBER: WHEN DISASTER STRIKES, KOPERNIK RESPONDS
In November we responded to the massive devastation
wrought by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines byconnecting life-saving technology with disaster survivors.
We responded to the immediate needs of typhoondevastated communities by sourcing water filters and solar
lights from trusted local suppliers and working with localorganisations like the Rotary Club of Bacolod North todistribute them. Thanks to a huge response from donors,
we were able to crowdfund more than 1,055 d.light S300
solar lights/mobile phone chargers, and 203 Sawyer
PointONE water filters for communities on Panay, Bantayan,
Cebu, Samar and Negros islands. The feedback we havereceived has been overwhelmingly positive: thetechnologies are making life much easier for families as
they recover and rebuild from the disaster.

DECEMBER: MOVERS, SHAKERS, CHANGEMAKERS
In early December, Kopernik co-founder Ewa Wojkowska
joined the Asia 21 Young Leaders Summit in Zhenjiang,
China. Ewa’s selection by the Asia Society as an Asia 21
Young Leader in the Class of 2013 was one of a growing
number of honours recognising the groundbreaking work ofKopernik’s co-founders.
Ewa has also been chosen as an Ashoka Fellow, the world’s
leading social entrepreneurship fellow, while CEO Toshi
Nakamura continues to actively participate in the World
Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders network, andattended their annual summit in Myanmar in June 2013.

DECEMBER: TOSHI IN TOKYO FOR THE KOPERNIK FORUM
In early December, we held our third annual Kopernik
Forum in Tokyo, supported by new partner Cisco Systems
GK. More than 100 people from corporate and nonprofit
organisations joined us for a thought-provoking dialogue on
effective CSV (creating shared value) implementation, an
update on Kopernik's achievements in 2013, and an
introduction to Kopernik’s expanding global partnerships
from co-founder and CEO Toshi Nakamura. This wasfollowed by an active panel discussion involving Daiwa
Securities, Japan Airlines and Yahoo! Japan. Our partner
representatives talked about corporate social responsibility,
the positive impact on their business, and the advantagesof partnering with innovative, forward-thinking
organisations like Kopernik. We wrapped up the forum witha reception which offered great networking opportunities
for our partners and supporters.

2013 IMPACTWE DISTRIBUTED 20 OF THE BEST LAST MILE TECHNOLOGIESBRIGHTBOXSOLAR ELECTRICITY SYSTEMSAWYER POINTONE BUCKETASSEMBLY KITWATER FILTER

D.LIGHT S2SOLAR LANTERNBENESSE MICROSCOPEEDUCATIONAL TOYENVIROFIT M-5000
WOOD COOKSTOVEPERMANET 2.0
INSECTICIDAL BEDNETPRIME CYLINDRICAL
BIOMASS COOKSTOVE

D.LIGHT S300
SOLAR LANTERNNAZAVA BENING SMALL
WATER FILTER

D.LIGHT S20
SOLAR LANTERNNAZAVA BENING XLWATER FILTERENVIROFIT G-3300
BIOMASS COOKING STOVE

D.LIGHT S250
SOLAR LANTERNNAZAVA BENING 1
WATER FILTER

D.LIGHT S1SOLAR LANTERNFIREFLY MOBILE LAMP
SOLAR LIGHT

PRIME SQUAREBIOMASS COOKSTOVE

D.LIGHT S10
SOLAR LANTERN

JANMA
CLEAN BIRTH KITPOWAPACK JUNIOR MATRIXSOLAR HOME SYSTEMMEET SOME OF THE 70,735 PEOPLE WE REACHED IN 2013
DOMINGAS TABATAN - OECUSSE, TIMOR-LESTE
Domingas Tabatan lives with her two youngest children in
Cabana, a remote mountain village with no access toelectricity. Her husband died at home two years ago froman infection in his leg—there was no transport to take him
to hospital. Her annual income is less than $100. In 2011
she bought one S10 d.light solar lamp for $10. She nolonger needs to spend $1 per week for the fuel that used tofill her single kerosene lamp. She says:“I like the solar lamp because we just buy it
once and then there are no more costs, wedon’t have to buy kerosene, and we have light
until morning. We don’t sit in the dark
anymore.”The d.light saves her around $50 a year. Rice, notkerosene, is now her single largest expense. For someone
whose net income has been, since her husband died, only
twice that figure, it is understandable that the d.light is oneof her most cherished items.
Learn more about what d.light mean for subsistence
households in Oecusse in Chris Shepherd’s blog Less
Kerosene, More Rice.

IBU HADISAH - MUNJE, INDONESIA
Ibu Hadisah is a 26 year-old early childhood teacher at the
Semai Benih Bangsa school in Munje village, in theIndonesian province of Aceh. She also runs her own warung(small shop) that she opens everyday right after school
hours. In August 2013 she joined Kopernik's Tech Agent
program, after discovering the benefits of the d.light S300
solar lantern. She hoped to supplement her income fromselling simple technologies in her community.
As a volunteer teacher, Ibu Hadisah earns only Rp. 50,000($5) per month, paid every three months. From her warungbusiness, she earns an average of Rp. 200,000 ($20) per
month. In her first three months as a Tech Agent she
earned a profit of Rp. 277,000 ($28) from technology sales,
representing a 35 percent increase in income. She used themoney to reach her savings goal and buy her very first
laptop last month.

“Ibu Hadisah often visits the Kopernik office tolearn how to use the Internet”, says Zulfikar,
Kopernik's Community Development
Faciltator.
She hopes to sell more solar lights in the future and use themoney she earns to fix her roof and then renovate herschool.

CASSIM - KAKAMEGA, KENYA
Cassim's passion for projects manifests itself in his
immaculately manicured garden. As a teacher, he reallyappreciates the extra light-hours that his d.light S250 solar
lanterns bring him. They allow him to prepare his lessons
and grade his students' homework not just in the evening
but also in the early mornings.
When asked how he plans to use the money he saves onkerosene, he enthused,"I try to motivate my children in theiracademic pursuits by offering them presents
when they meet certain goals. My daughter,
Brenda, is really looking forward to getting a
new dress."
To learn more about the impact of solar lights in western
Kenya, see our Light Up Kakamega, Kenya Impact
Assessment.

PROVIA NGABIRANO - KISORO, UGANDA
Provia is a single mother to four children. She says she
used to spend money buying candles and kerosene, but
could not provide enough light for her older children to do
school assignments and for her to breastfeed her youngest
child at night.
Now she only needs to leave the d.light S1 solar lamp in
the sun, and she can use it any time she wants at night.
She is now able to save the money she used to spend on
kerosene. She says she appreciates the d.light technology
because it does not produce dangerous, unhealthy smoke
like a kerosene lantern does.
Learn more about the impact of d.lights in Uganda in the
project report for Switch on Uganda.

I WAYAN TUNAS, SCHOOL TUTOR - DESA BAN, INDONESIA"Amazing! Previously the children at schoolrarely drank... Especially in the dry season,
the water in the reservoir is in short supply.
Now with a Nazava water filter in schools they
can drink as much as possible. Theirconcentration is improved.
In addition, the water from the Nazava can beused for cleaning children’s wounds at schoolor at the clinic, so the wounds heal faster andare not sore."
Learn more about the impact of water filters in schools in
the project report for Drink Up East Bali, Indonesia.

CRESCENTIA O'WANG'ONA - KENYA
Crescentia O'wang'ona, a 60 year-old mother andgrandmother, runs a fish stall at the local market. She firstheard about the Q Drum from a neighbour, who saw it andimmediately thought that it would be perfect for her, as shecannot bear heavy loads due to a knee injury.
Her face lights up when we ask her what she thinks of the
Q Drum. She says that she can now spend more time withher grandchildren and on her business, as one trip to thespring with the Q Drum gets her five times more water than
the small plastic can that she used to carry. Not only does
the Q Drum save her time, she adds,"Now I don't have to be selfish with water
anymore. When the people at the churchnext-door pass by and ask me for drinking
water on Sundays, I can offer them nice, coolwater as opposed to turning them down!"
Learn more about Q Drums in western Kenya in Denise
Law's blog A Generous Serve of Water.

IBU RANTI - GALINGGANG, INDONESIA
Ibu Ranti lives at one end of Galinggang, between the local
middle school and the village graveyard. Everyday, Ibu
Ranti works as a fish cutter, while her husband works as afisherman.
To overcome dim nights in this off-grid village, Ibu Ranti'sfamily bought a d.light S250 solar lantern. They are now
using fewer kerosene lanterns at home, which makes them
happy as they hate the thick kerosene smoke. If the family
goes out at night they use a flashlight and leave the solar
lantern hanging in the house, so the light of the housewards off the darkness of the graveyard.
Ibu Ranti is saving money on kerosene and batteries. She
used to spend Rp. 177,000 ($15) on lighting each month.
Now, she only spends Rp. 93,000 ($8) per month, whichmeans she saves Rp. 84,000 ($7). With these savings she
can buy extra food for her family and extra snacks for her
children.

TAIBOCO FAMILY - OECUSSE, TIMOR-LESTE
Quintiliano and Flaviela Taiboco live in the coastal village of
Taiboco with five children and two close relatives. Theirannual cash income is around $700, which they spend on
basic household needs. There is no money left over.
The Taiboco family bought one S10 d.light solar lamp in
2010, and later purchased two more, at which point they
stopped using kerosene for lighting, saving around $5 per
week. They recently bought two more S10s, replacing
battery-powered flashlights. After spending $48 on the fived.lights, they are saving around $324 per year on kerosene
and batteries - raising their disposable income by 30 to 40
percent.
Before the d.lights, the Taiboco family was able to afford
rice some of the time, but not all of the time.

‘Sometimes we didn't have enough money for
rice, but now we do’, says Quintiliano happily.
For the Taibocos, the d.lights mean greater food security.
Learn more about what d.lights mean for the Taiboco
family in Chris Shepherd’s blog Profile of a NearSubsistence Household.

IBU JULIA - LHOKSUKON, INDONESIA
Ibu Julia is a volunteer early-childhood teacher. She earns
Rp. 50,000 ($5) per month from teaching. She knows thatthe salary would never be enough to cover her daily
expenses, so she also sells hijabs, clothes and accessories
on the side, earning another Rp. 500,000 ($50) monthly.
She aspires to become a great entrepreneur, and has
enthusiastically embraced the business training offered by
Kopernik since joining our Tech Agent program.

“My favorite part was when we learned about
financial managemet. Now I know how toseparate my personal and business accounts.”
After becoming a Tech Agent in September 2013, Ibu Julia
sold more than 10 technologies in her first three months
and earned over Rp. 1,000,000 ($100) from the sales.
When asked what she will do with the money earned she
answered,“I would like to save all of the money to go ona Haj to Mecca one day.”LIBERTINA RIWU - TECH KIOSK INA, KUPANG, INDONESIA
Libertina moved from Sabu island to Kupang after marrying
her husband, and set up a small kiosk selling everyday
goods. The kiosk is attached to her simple plywood housein the centre of town.
When Libertina came to our mini Tech Fair in Kupang in
September, she was immediately impressed by the fuelefficient biomass stove we demonstrated. She wasspending a lot of time collecting firewood for her traditional
three-stone stove, as well as queuing in a long line for a
few litres of kerosene for cooking.
She was quick to switch to using the biomass stove athome and also to cook potato doughnuts to sell at her
kiosk. Her enthusiasm for the technology is infectious: after
joining our Tech Kiosk network, Libertina quickly became
our number one Tech Kiosk operator. On the first day she
opened as a Tech Kiosk, she sold five technologies. In her
first month, she sold 38.
She says she is saving money from her Tech Kiosk profits to
put towards her two children’s education. Besides that, she
dreams of building a more permanent house. Learn more
about our Tech Kiosk micro-social-entrepreneurs in Monica
Christy's blog Good News From the East - Part Two.

MUSTAFA - KAKAMEGA, KENYA
Mustafa is a married teacher and father to two energeticboys. Not only did he give us a very positive andenthusiastic review of the d.light solar lantern, he couldn’t
wait to show us where he has planned to build a chicken
enclosure with the savings, which will allow him to keep
more chickens and use it as a side business to earn extra
income.
Mustafa then added, while beaming ear to ear,

"After completing the chicken enclosure, I am
going to open a bank account for myfirstborn!"
To learn more about how families in western Kenya areusing the money they are saving since switching fromkerosene lamps to solar lights, read Denise Law's blog
Saving Money, Changing Lives.

MR RUBAYA - SAN MARIANO, THE PHILIPPINESMr Rubaya purchased three lights in March 2012, oned.light S10 and two d.light S250 solar lanterns. Mr Rubaya
is extremely pleased with the solar lights and relies onthem to farm at night and to charge his cell phone.
Before, he would have to buy kerosene and matches forlighting, and pay 10 pesos each time he wanted to charge
his mobile phone at a local shop. While Mr Rubaya says his
family may have a difficult time making ends meet, hemanaged to find the funds to purchase the solar lights andsays it was well worth it.
Learn more about the impact of d.lights in San Mariano in
Catherine Howe’s blog Families, Farms and Fellows in thePhilippines.

DAVID OKWALO - KENYA
40 year-old David Okwalo is the head of a household offive. As a university graduate and someone that is actively
involved in local NGOs, David is no stranger to appropriatetechnology. His family owns a biomass cooker and isparticipating in an economic empowerment programme
centred on organic farming.
He remarks that the extra free time that comes with thepurchase of the Q Drum has made a difference to every
member of the family: his wife is able to take up more
tailoring jobs and the children now have more time to dotheir school work and help with household duties.
Last but not least, unlike most other men in the village,
David goes to the spring to get water for his family. He
explains that, since there are only two Q Drums in thevillage, it is a privilege and a mark of social status to be
seen using the Q Drum. More importantly, there is no riskof looking 'unmanly', unlike carrying water on his head.
Learn more about the impact of Q Drums in western Kenyain our Take a Load Off Western Kenya Impact Assessment.

NISFU LAILANUR - TANAH LUAS, INDONESIA
Nisfu is an honorary teacher at an elementary school in
Tanah Luas, and at 22 years old she is also Kopernik's
youngest Tech Agent in North Aceh. The daughter of apedicab driver and a housewife, she studies economics
part-time through Open University.
She joined our Tech Agent program in September 2013,
and in her first three months she earned Rp. 1,200,000($120) from selling technology. She is putting this income
towards her tuition fees, that cost around Rp. 1,800,000($180) per semester. She is very grateful for all the sales
she’s made so far and she is also optimistic that she willsell more solar lights in her village.
Nisfu's hopes are to sell more solar lights, to finish herstudies and, one day, to start her own business.
Learn more about the training we offer to our Tech Agentsin Laylatul Mufidah's blog Wonder Women, Aceh Edition.

JOHNY & KHRIST - MANULAI, INDONESIA
Khrist and his colleague Johny were on the lookout for a
new business opportunity. They weren’t just doing this forthemselves: they were looking for a business that could
financially support their early childhood pre-school (PAUD)
in Manulai, near Kupang.
The school, unlike a formal school, is located on the front
porch of Johny’s house, surrounded by a semi-permanent
bamboo wall. The small amount of tuition charged to theirstudents barely covered costs.
When they found out about the Tech Kiosk program, they
seized the opportunity with gusto. The entrepreneurial duo
proactively set up technology demonstrations in schools,
housing areas, cooperatives and churches. On the day they
opened, they sold 50 biomass cookstoves.

"From the profit we have made by selling
technologies at Tech Kiosk, we now can pay
our PAUD teachers three months salary inadvance, and also make up for the last few
months when we were struggling and not able
to pay them," Khrist told us.

MOSES - KAKAMEGA, KENYA
We arrive at Moses' school at 6.30pm. The sun is starting to
set and the pupils are gathered in their classroom forevening prep, their last activity before school finishes ataround 7pm. As the students work on their maths
homework, we talk with Moses, the class teacher. He tells
us that the school used to collect, sometimes withdifficulty, money from pupils every term in order topurchase kerosene for the lantern that was used in theevenings and early mornings.
Fortunately when the school suggested purchasing d.lightsolar lanterns, the parents were very receptive. With just a
one-off payment to fund the purchase they would eliminate
the recurrent fuel fees required to maintain the kerosene
lanterns. The kerosene lantern, being fragile andflammable, caused an accident a year ago when some
pupils arrived at school while it was still dark and tried to
set it up themselves.

"With the solar lantern," Moses says, "thechildren now enjoy more autonomy and canstart their morning prep sessions as soon as
they arrive at school, even if the teachers are
not there yet."

IBU NANAI - GALINGGANG, INDONESIA
Ibu Nanai has been living in Galinggang for many years in asmall house with her husband, daughters, and now
grandchildren. Both Ibu Nanai and her husband, Pak Barak,earn their living from fishing.
Ibu Nanai’s household used to burn six kerosene lamps
each night. Since buying a d.light S250 solar light, they
now only use one kerosene lamp. The clean solar light isenough to illuminate the whole house at night. Now, Ibu
Nanai’s house is not filled with bad smoke anymore. Two ofher daughters, who are still students at the local primaryschool, can now study at night. Prior to using solar lantern,they never studied after sunset.
Moreover, Ibu Fatmawati, Ibu Nanai’s oldest daughter, is
now able to provide Amel, her youngest daughter, withmilk.
Ibu Nanai told us that they used to spend Rp. 474,000($40) per month on lighting. Since purchasing the d.light
S250, they only spend Rp. 214,000 ($18) per month. In
other words, the solar lantern helps Ibu Nanai to save
Rp. 260,000 ($22) each month.

MEET THE PEOPLE WHO MADE IT ALL HAPPEN: THE KTEAM

TOSHI
NAKAMURA

LINCOLN RAJALISIHOTANGNONIE KABANOKTAVINA
QURROTA AYUNMADE GARSISANGTU
YOHANESEWAWOJKOWSKA

HIROMI TENGEJI

TOMOHIROHAMAKAWA

RARA SEKARLARASATITAKAHITOTSUNEMIREISKY HANDIKA

SARAH WILSONEDWIN
MULIANTOCORNELIASITANGGANGDANANGSUROWILOPO

MARIA GORETTICITRA SAVITRINOFANDY
FIRMANSYAHHARICHA MARIATAMBUNAN

PONISMANGIAWA

MELISSAPRESTONSALLY BOLTON

ALEX FRANSPUTU MONICACHRISTY

IMANTA KASIHSEMBIRING

TRI ANA AFINNIDENI SUGIARTOZULFIKAR
THAHIRLAYLATULMUFIDAHYUNIAR ZEIN

APRI SULISTYO

KETUT SUASTIKA

SPECIAL THANKS TO
OTHER TEAM MEMBERS IN 2013
Ashley Grimes, Christal Setyobudi, Delfiani Tomasowa, Gabriela Leite-Soares, Hadi Priyanto, Safriani, Widita Diah
Kustrini.

BOARD & ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
Abigail Schwartz, Adam Kilgour, Andrea Woodhouse, David Madden, Guy Janssen, Julia Cheng, Lisa Witter, Nigel Snoad,
Nina Gidwaney, Osamu Kaneda, Sanjay Gandhi, Scott Guggenheim, Sir Tim Lankester, Taku Sugimoto.

YAYASAN KOPERNIK* BOARD MEMBERS
Rezal Kusumaatmadja,Tri Mumpuni, Andy Pradjaputra, Aji Hermawan.
* Yayasan Kopernik is an Indonesian foundation that implements Kopernik's mission in Indonesia.

KOPERNIK FELLOWSCatherine Howe, Chris Shepherd, Denise Law, Karyn Boenker, Natalia Vasquez.

VOLUNTEERS
Adi Prima, Ai Namiki, Ana Barranova, Kazu Okamatsu, Kimiko Brodard, Laura Pavía, Miyoshi Masato, Nathan Luck,
Naotoshi Hiyama, Nira Desai, Radosław Młodzianowski, Rhiya Trivedi, Risa Komatsuzaki, Ryo Ueno, Wendy Neill, Yutaro
Furuno.

IN-KIND SUPPORTERS
Bran Dougherty-Johnson, John Kelleher, Lusse Cloutier, The Apex Consulting Group, Catapult Design, Hubud.

AUSAID INDONESIAN SOCIAL INNOVATOR AWARD SPONSORSAusAID, Hubud, Microsoft, Business Innovation Center, The Apex Consulting Group, LGT Venture Philanthropy, BaKTI,
Inspirasia Foundation, Annika Linden Centre.

CAMBRIDGE JUDGE BUSINESS SCHOOL RESEARCH TEAM
Derrick Quandt, Manuel Geitz, Srinivas Radhakrishnan, Suneira Rana.

WEBSITE VOLUNTEERS
Basia Madej, Chieko Tsunemi, Dominika Jaworski, Doug Meikle, Elizabeth Wright, Ewa Pawełczyk, Gordon Young,
Harumi Tsuchiya, Jess Lawson, Kazu Ngatuka, Louise Firth, Naori Ishikawa, Ranna Sayama, Serene Lau, Sue Bolton,
Toshie Kobayashi, Yoko Sakai.

LOCAL PARTNERS
Action for Child Development Trust, African Centre for Advocacy and Human Development, Alam Sehat Lestari,
Asosiasi Pedagang Kaki Lima Indonesia, the Association of Medical Doctors of Asia, Birthing Project USA, East Bali
Poverty Project, Fairchild Primary Boarding School, Fundesaun Esperansa Enklave Oecusse, Gelacio I. Yason
Foundation Family Farm School, Hope for Orphans and Vulnerable Children, Indonesian Heritage Foundation, Koperasi
Banyu Urip, NRG Solutions, PeKKA, Roman Luan, Rotary Club of Bacolod North, Solar Energy Foundation, Topa Haliel
Savings and Loans Group, UFO Conservation Society, Yaya Education Trust, Yayasan Bali Sahaja, Yayasan Puter
Indonesia.

AND EVERYONE WHO DONATED TO OUR PROJECTS IN 2013, ESPECIALLY OUR MONTHLYTIPPING POINT DONORS.

MAJOR FUNDING & IN-KIND PARTNERS 2013

FINANCESREVENUE

2012

2013

Individual

114,121

171,601

Corporations

481,171

694,816

Foundations & government

37,688156,391

In-kind donations

41,392

83,028SUBTOTAL

674,372

1,105,836

Consultancy/honorarium

28,059133,584

Technology Sales

53,596

72,156

Miscellaneous

1,205

294

SUBTOTAL

82,860206,034

757,232

1,311,870

DONATIONS & GRANTS

OTHER

REVENUE TOTAL

EXPENSES

2012

2013

Technology including shipping

117,721

166,861

Salaries and related

171,036

253,051

Travel costs

82,399118,198

Other project costs

29,56657,768PROJECTSEXPENSES

2012

2013

SUBTOTAL

400,722595,878

PR & FUNDRAISING

32,31959,286

Salaries & related

38,36074,659

Office costs

26,41640,400Internet, telephone & post

8,416

25,162

Bank fees

5,874

8,486

Professional fees

40,30534,236

Miscellaneous

9,977

555

SUBTOTAL

129,348

183,498

EXPENSES TOTAL

562,389

838,662

2012

2013

194,843

473,208

OPERATIONS SUPPORTCHANGES IN NET ASSETS

All figures in USD. Financial figures for 2012 are based on the audited Financial Statements.
Figures for 2013 are preliminary only. The breakdown of costs has been adjusted to allow for comparison with theprevious annual report.

A BIG THANK YOU FROM KOPERNIK