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Across rural Zambia, small solar home systems and lanterns have transformed daily life. Children can now study after dark, phones stay charged, and families no longer rely entirely on smoky kerosene lamps.<\/p>\n

Hillary Chanda\u00a0looked at how rural Zambian forest communities pay for solar power and how their payment methods affect long-term use of the forest.<\/span><\/p>\n

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