'Sustainable Rural Development through Solar Power and Telecommunications'
I came across this report about a similar project in Guatemala, which is led by WINROCK & USAID. Although they are using the classic solar panels, most of the ideas behind the project are pretty much similar to our case.
The solution they opted for -
"Collaboration with local NGO to bring energy services to community, based on community’s identified prioritized demand and available resources."
The results achieved -
- Lighting for home, school and clinic applications, allowing for higher education through distance learning and refrigeration of vaccines;
- community training and education;
- acquisition of a solar-powered cell phone for income generation;
- women incorporated into the Local Improvement Committee.
A number of parallels can be drawn from this project & hopefully it will strengthen our conviction regarding the feasibility of our project.
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