convenience shops, known as sari-sari stores, which are run by female micro- entrepreneurs called nanays karen angeles stocks laundry detergent, cookies...and solar lamps. julius regularly visits the shopkeepers to see how they're doing. karen has only sold two lamps in the last few months. that might not seem like much, but for her it's a huge success. >> i can buy so much more now, especially for my kids -- like shoes and a dress for my daughter. we now have a change of clothes, unlike other families who can't afford that luxury. >> karen complains that one of the lamps isn't working. julius finds out it hadn't been recharged for a long time. >> it is good to visit micro retailers, to see whether there are issues and concerns, like are they still selling the solars? also good to know how they are managing their inventories. >> karen still has about a dozen lamps. she knows very well that she can't wait for customers to come to her -- so she goes to them. san nicolas is a small, remote fishing village far from the electricity grid. there aren't even any roads that lead here. almost the