Life without lights

In Ghana the sun sets at 6pm and rises at 6am which means many communities lacking electricity live half their lives in darkness. Electricity provides a step on the ladder of economics, lights to study and cook by, machinery and refrigeration, and a standard of living that would attract teachers, nurses, and other civil service workers from the city, not to mention foreign tourists. Potential economic growth is stifled and poverty's cyclical nature is perpetuated however some forms of progress are happening.