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Sep

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Job creation: The energy vendor role and visual training

Our rural village energy hub (RVE) not only provides access to sustainable, appropriate technology for rural communities but also creates jobs. One of the most important jobs related to the implementation of a RVE within a community is that of the so-called “energy vendor”. This role is critical to providing a high quality and reliability of services for […]
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14

Sep

Installation work on site at Sidonge’s rural village energy pilot

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This video describes our rural village energy installation site at Sidonge “A” in western Kenya. Work was conducted during early september 2011 with great progress made. The community Self Help Group has started digging the pit-latrines for guests and soon will be building the kiosk where we intend to offer phone and battery charging services […]
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09

Sep

Sidonge pilot project installation

Hannington, Nya and I set out last week to take delivery of our Rural Village Energy units (RVE) from Kenyan customs and kick off the installation in Sidonge but the week started badly. Our shipment was delayed yet again due to port congestion in Mombassa and still we had not received VAT and Duty Exemption from the […]
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23

Aug

Self help group applies for electricity generation and distribution permit!

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In november of 2010, when I visited Sidonge “A” for the first time, the community was being evaluated as a potential pilot site. Just nine months later, we have helped them form a community utility service self help group that will run a business, generate electricity, biogas and potable water – they will sell these […]
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06

Apr

Changing Rural Life Forever in the WSJ online

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A, albeit brief but very real mention of our company in the WSJ online at this year’s SKOLL world forum: “Social Enterprises Profit From Interest” I was quoted “… social entrepreneurs often find their relationship with big players challenging …” Read more on wsj.com or download PDF copy here
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