The message coming from Simungoma School was clear - "we want light for the future." And we are certainly here to realise that need. Once complete, the installation in Western Zambia will not only benefit the school but also the local community who will have access to a mobile phone charging station. Tomorrow though we'll hit the road again, but as I look to the sky the weather is looking decidedly stubborn.
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Councillor and Deputy Head Mrs Florence Sililo Makando of Simungoma School (right) with SolarAid volunteer William Kaitante.
Heading out tomorrow will be tricky, the rains have not yet abated, the thunderstorms are still coming through and the streams and lowlands are flooded. The tracks we'll take en-route to the school site pass the beautiful Mopane Cathedral, before entering fairly treacherous flat and grasslands. We have managed so far though, even with the wheels of the Landrover often submerged in water. Some flatlands however will remain impassable until the water has dried up, even with the Landrover's traction control.
We have sand ladders and ropes at the ready and will manage the few troublesome spots, even if that means some digging and pushing along the way!
Last night we'd just got into our tents when the huge storm that had been threatening us all day finally started with avengeance.
More soon
Trevor
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Sunday, September 5, 2010
Succcess Stories
I am delighted to announce that we have met our target of 31 macrosolar installations by May 31. Since the Zambian programme began in July 2008 we have been aware that only 2% of rural people have access to the electricity grid. So with every solar installation we provide to schools, health and community centres it makes us very proud to create power where otherwise there would be none.
Success stories in the field are encouraging as are those within our team. Macrosolar Team Leader William, for example, started out as a local handyman. Married with two children, William's obvious talent and hard-working ethos granted us the opportunity to employ him as designer of the Zam Lamp microsolar product in 2009. There are now 200 of these household lights in use across rural Zambia even though newer devices such as the Ravi are now in place.
William's entrepreneurial attitude has helped increase his skill base and he now has a thorough understanding of much larger macrosolar systems. His fast progression means that he now leads our macrosolar team. However William still finds the time to respond to microsolar queries when given the opportunity. Indeed William's quickly acquired working knowledge and experience in both macro and micro solar operations has been vital to our success in meeting targets and bringing light to those who need it most
More news and developments soon.
Trevor
Success stories in the field are encouraging as are those within our team. Macrosolar Team Leader William, for example, started out as a local handyman. Married with two children, William's obvious talent and hard-working ethos granted us the opportunity to employ him as designer of the Zam Lamp microsolar product in 2009. There are now 200 of these household lights in use across rural Zambia even though newer devices such as the Ravi are now in place.
William's entrepreneurial attitude has helped increase his skill base and he now has a thorough understanding of much larger macrosolar systems. His fast progression means that he now leads our macrosolar team. However William still finds the time to respond to microsolar queries when given the opportunity. Indeed William's quickly acquired working knowledge and experience in both macro and micro solar operations has been vital to our success in meeting targets and bringing light to those who need it most
More news and developments soon.
Trevor
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