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Village Projects Website
August 2009Peter Meisen
President, Global Energy Network Institute (GENI)
[email protected] (619) 595-0139
Patricia StevensProject Manager, Global Energy Network
Institute (GENI)[email protected]
Vision Statement
To have rural villages move out of poverty and become self sustaining using clean energy
Mission Statement
•To provide a website that shines a spotlight on rural electrification and poverty alleviation successes globally
Mission Statement
•To allow the development community, microlenders, ‘equipment’ manufactures and the general public to connect, share ideas and participate
•To provide a website that shines a spotlight on rural electrification and poverty alleviation successes globally
Mission Statement
•To make the case for using clean energy to accelerate moving rural communities out of poverty
•To allow the development community, microlenders, ‘equipment’ manufactures and the general public to connect, share ideas and participate
•To provide a website that shines a spotlight on rural electrification and poverty alleviation successes globally
Rural Village
Micro Lender
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Equipment Manufacturers
The Village Projects Website is a dynamic tool to generate visibility and support.
NGO
It allows people to connect and search the following databases:
Country Organizations
Manufacturers& Suppliers
Microlenders
Resources
•All projects taking place in every by organization•All doing projects in every country• of energy efficient & clean energy equipment in every country • in every country• materials: handbooks, ‘how to’ manuals & interactive maps
As a tool, The Village Projects Website can bring together•Projects on the ground seeking partners and equipment•In-country or regional equipment providers•Village level microlenders to fund projects •The general public to donate or provide microloans directly
What is Clean Energy?
Biogas
Wind
Solar Microhydro
Clean Energy is
•Solar
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•Wind &
•Micro hydro
Clean Energy is
Clean Energy is
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Tanks capture methane gas for fuel
•Biomass to Biogas
•Cow manure•Crop stubble•Or any organic material
•BioFuels
Why Clean Energy?
Clean Energy means clean water
•A solar pump brings water to the village and saves women and children hours otherwise spent walking.
Sanitation gives clean Energy•Latrines keep drinking water
separate from human waste. •In waste digesters, biogas can be captured for useable cooking fuel. •The goal: keep the environment clean, avoid deadly diseases in the community and create clean fuel.
Clean Energy is essential for Healthcare•Lights for surgeries and procedures
•Refrigeration for medicines for•natal vaccines•treatment of wounds•drugs crucial for fighting malaria and AIDS
Clean Energy makes Communication possible•Cell phones
•People - People •To stay connected with loved ones•To find jobs•To get emergency assistance
•Entrepreneurs: "I check the market prices for the day on my phone and when it's a good price, I sell." Daniel Mashva from a remote village in S. Africa
• The $100 computer (One Laptop Per Child)• Designed at MIT by Nicholas Negroponte• Revolutionizing access to education globally• Providing information to medical personnel in remote villages
•Computers for Education, Healthcare and Business
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Are there success stories?
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There are many.•UN Millennium Villages is a five-year ‘master plan’ project working in 12 sites located in 10 African countries. Villagers are exporting their successes to neighboring villages and transforming Africa.
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•Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF) is providing solar power and wireless communications to ¼ of the world’s energy poor population.
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•Barefoot College solar engineers have installed solar photovoltaic (SPV) home lighting systems and fabricated solar lanterns across 10 states of India alone.
Our Website will feature and publicize these and many other successful projects.
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Please join us to accelerate this process.
www.villageprojects.org
Patricia StevensProject Director
Peter MeisenPresident, GENI619-595-0139
info(at)geni.orgThe Village Projects Website is a project of GENI