Since Tifie’s inception in 2007, we’ve been playing with power. How can we help people provide for themselves in a sustainable way? How can we get light into these homes? How can we provide a sustainable product that won’t be abandoned after a few years? These questions led Robert to develop Goal Zero products, alongside other talented engineers, designers and dreamers.

Dave Rosner has been with Goal Zero since the beginning. He’s been involved in dozens of installs around the world. Besides being an amazing technician and human, he has captured the magic of why power is so essential to helping people lift themselves out of poverty and begin to dream about their future.

Thoughts from Dave

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There is a moment that is incredible to witness. This moment is when a child finds limitless potential. This moment makes families feel safer in their homes. This moment infects the deepest darkest corners of the world with hope. This moment has the potential to improve a life, save a community, or even change the world. This moment is the moment when the underprivileged, the destitute, and the forgotten are given a chance. There is no moment like it. This is the moment of light. When the powerless receive power; free of generators, kerosene, lung infections, or darkness. This powerful moment, both figurative and literal, empowers those involved from all sides. This moment brings education, health, and safety with a simple light. This is a moment that Goal Zero has fostered around the world.

Millions of families are living in homes too dimly lit to read, and the realization of the impact that Goal Zero’s products can have is truly amazing. Throughout the world children must breathe fumes from a lantern to complete their homework. In too many areas the day ends when darkness begins. Even in the world’s most advanced areas, like New York during Hurricane Sandy, all the comforts of technology can be removed in a moment’s notice. The simple combination of a solar panel, battery, and an LED provides the resources to defeat this hindrance to a better life. Be they domestic or abroad, Goal Zero’s reliable power has brought this first light into the homes of those who need it most around the world. Although it is but a light, something so taken for granted, can also be the spark that changes a life. Goal Zero doesn’t just provide solar power to those who need our products. At Goal Zero we provide the moments that can’t be forgotten, and the power that allows us to share their smiles.