UPCOMING PROJECTS:
TERRON COLORADO, NICARAGUA - SOLAR SCHOOL
MARCH 17 - 25, 2012
In March 2012, you can help Power to the People install a 940W photovoltaic (solar) system on an elementary school in rural Nicaragua in the town of Terron Colorado. The town is located on beautiful Zapatea Island in the middle of Lake Nicaragua and the solar electric system will help the community see at night, improve education in the community and contribute to overall improvements to the quality of life for local residents.
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EL DELIRIO, NICARAGUA- SOLAR CLASSROOMS
OCTOBER 20-28, 2012
In October 2012, travel with Power to the People to Nicaragua to install a photovoltaic (solar) system on a rural school and help pave the way for enhanced teaching methods, a safer and more comfortable learning environment for students and income generation opportunities in this community through a battery charging station.
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LA UVA, NICARAGUA - SOLAR SCHOOL HOUSE
WINTER, 2012
in the winter of 2012, Power to the People will be leading a trip to Nicaragua with volunteers to install an off-grid PV system on an elementary school in the town of La Uva.La Uva is a rural town located in the middle of an old volcanic crater in the Boaco region of Nicaragua. The town has no grid electricity and has limited access to basic services from other larger towns due to its remote location and a large river that can be impassable in the rainy season. The 940W photovoltaic system will be installed on the roof of the school and will bring lights and AC power to the building. We will also be installing a battery charging station so community members can charge a car or deep-cycle battery at the school and use it at home for lights and power.
Solar Power can help the community of La Uva significantly improve the quality of education in the public school by giving teachers a way to use more advanced teaching methods, helping children see better with appropriate lighting, and creating a safe well-lit place for community members to meet and take classes in the evenings. For more information about this project, click here.
PAST PROJECTS:
El CARIBE, NICARAGUA - SOLAR SCHOOL
DECEMBER 3 - 11, 2011
Power to the People volunteers helped install a 900W photovoltaic (solar) system on an elementary school in rural Boaco, Nicaragua. The PV system has brought lights and AC power to the school as well as a PV battery charging station, allowing the community of El Caribe to charge 12V batteries at the school and take them home to have lights and power in their houses.
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SANTA MARIA, NICARAGUA - SOLAR SCHOOL & CAFETERIA
JULY 16 - 24, 2011
From July 16 - 24, 2011, Power to the People volunteers successfully installed a photovoltaic (solar) system on an elementary school and cafeteria built by Children's Wellness Fund (CWF), on the island of Zapatera in the middle of Lake Nicaragua. Unlike it's well known step-sister Ometepe Island, Isla Zapatera has no ferries, virtually no tourism, and none of the basic resources the surrounding cities have like access electricity, doctors, and secondary education. Power to the People volunteers worked together with the local community and CWF to install a PV system that will brought lights and AC power to the school as well as a PV battery charging station, allowing the community of Santa Maria to charge car or deep-cycle batteries at the school and take them home to have lights and power in their houses.
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AGUA FRIA, MATAGALPA
FEBRUARY 26 - MARCH 6, 2011
From February 26 - March 6, 2011, Power to the People installed a 900W photovoltaic system and a 225W battery charging station on a school in Agua Fria, Matagalpa, Nicaragua through our partnership with Seeds of Learning and SunPower Foundation. The PV system brings lights and AC power to the school and includes a battery charging station that allows the community to charge car batteries at the school and take them home to have lights and power in their houses. Click here for more information.
LAS LAJAS, NICARAGUA - SOLAR HEALTH CLINIC AND SCHOOL
NOVEMBER 20 - 27, 2010
From November 20-27, 2010 Power to the People installed a 1.32kW photovoltaic system and a 225W PV battery charging station on a 4-classroom elementary school in central Nicaragua to bring light, electricity, and refrigeration to these community buildings. In the same community, we installed a 340W PV system on a rural health care center, bringing lights and power to this rural health clinic along with some basic medical supplies donated by Medshare.
Many people living in rural areas have little or no access to doctors, medicine, or basic health care and educational tools are limited when no power is available. In some towns, health care facilities and schools exist, but they have no access to lights and power which limits the benefits they can provide to a community. Solar Power can help the community of Las Lajas significantly improve the quality of these public services, providing more opportunities for positive development for the 5,000 people in Las Lajas and the surrounding communities.
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LAS CUCHILLAS, NICARAGUA - SOLAR SCHOOL & LIBRARY
APRIL 10 - 17, 2010
On April 15, 2010 Power to the People installed a 680W photovoltaic system on a rural 2-room school with Schuco modules and a 225W PV battery charging station on a small library on the side of a volcano on the island of Ometepe, located in the middle of Lake Nicaragua. Surrounded by beautiful island culture and ambiance, Las Cuchillas was the last community on the island without electricity due to its remote location on Volcan Maderas. The installation of solar electricity on this school and library has not only brought lights and power to these classrooms, it has give the community a place to study at night, recharge cell phones, and charge car batteries that provide power to the houses in the village - improving the quality of life for the residents of Las Cuchillas and surrounding communities and creating a revenue source for the school. Click here for more information.
EL PEDREGAL, NICARAGUA - SOLAR SCHOOL PROJECT
MARCH 14 - 21, 2009
On March 19, 2009 Power to the People installed a 1kW DC solar electric system on the roof of the public school in El Pedregal, Nicaragua. The solar electric system is an off-grid battery-based system with eight 123Wp modules, an inverter, 8 batteries, 11 lights, and 4 outlets for the 2-room school. The solar system has not only brought light to this small community, it has also provided a place to hold community meetings, given adults who are taking classes in other towns a place to study in the evening, allowed people of all ages a chance to attend televised distant learning classes, created income for the school by selling electricity to charge cell phones, and has made it possible for more advanced teaching aids during the day.
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