It was a very, very tough week but it all came together and the Kamakwie Secondary School is now the proud owner of completely new wiring and more importantly a top of the line, 1530W solar electricity system! We had a tough first day as we ended up running around town picking up all the materials and got a very late start, resulting in the second vehicle not reaching until 11:30pm, with two fixed flat tires to its name. Despite that we started both the Community Centre and the School at 8am the next day and slowly hit our stride. We had four of the new crop of students with us, two from GTI and two from the NPA training centre, so it was a great opportunity to combine our programmes and get the students some first hand field work. It was great to see them improving as the week went along and really making a significant contribution to the work. We were also fortunate enough to get strong support from the school and the community. They provided us with accommodation and lunchtime food and a
big group of students came out to help do the major digging and other not so glamorous but necessary tasks to get things done. In addition to the school project we managed to get the wiring done at the Community Centre and Hospital and will return in March or April to put in the solar power systems there. These are big projects and are covering the vital communal sites in the town and will hopefully bring substantial improvements to the community. It was a great experience being part of this tough installation and we look forward to getting back up to Kamakwie in the near future.
With this wrapped up our attention shifts to the Community Charging Stations with the first of those slated for a Monday start. Updates to follow…