Some time back during a discussion about the Solo computer Taran
mentioned another solar related site that caught his attention -
http://www.biodesign.org.uk/ The project described there is about a DIY
approach to using solar energy - by assembling small solar powered
devices to charge phones, radios, torches and suchlike. (As the devices
are small we call this "pocket solar" within CAWDnet.)
We are experimenting with pocket solar at the Fantsuam Foundation
Community Learning Centre at Kafanchan. Setting up CAWDnet's pocket
solar project has involved some years of gradual information exchange
between people in the UK, Kenya and Nigeria. At first if was very
difficult to exchange information - huge digital divide issues - so
things were very slow. Now our information pathways are much better
established - hence the news I got today during one of my regular yahoo
chats with David Mutua - CAWDnet coordinator in Nigeria.
David has recently set up a pocket solar group. He has a limited amount
of "solar glass" and is teaching some people to assemble "pocket
solar". They are experimenting, and if all goes well, they will try to
set up a small "pocket solar" business.
During our yahoo chat David told me "I have to go for the pocket solar
trials. We have sun today... we have someone who will be sending all
activities weekly...I have to go now... they are waiting for me." I
hope he means that he has found someone (an "infomediary") who will try
to send me news each week.
If anyone from DDN is interested in updates of the pocket solar
experiments please contact me on or off list.
Pam
Pamela McLean
CAWDnet convenor
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www.cawd.info
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