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Bring Renewable Energy and Sustainable Electricity
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Summary
Innovative rural electrification model for poor, isolated families that uses renewable energy, social business models and small local entrepreneurs to provide sustainable electricity access.
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Received $2,535 from 27 donations from people like:
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More Information About this Project
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Currently, 2 billion people (1/3 of the world’s population) have no access to electricity. Energy access is a basic component of improved living conditions and income generation. Neither governments nor utility companies have adequate solutions for this problem. Social entrepreneur Fábio Rosa developed a sustainable model to bring electricity to this population. This project will bring electricity to 1,000 poor families and consolidate the model to be replicated throughout the world.
Activities
Installation of 1,000 (solar home systems);
implementing a sustainable revolving fund to increase the number of beneficiaries--the IDEAAS Fund; training customers and small service providers. $25 funds solar lamps to brighten four rooms.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $2,535
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $815,065
Total Funding Goal: $817,600
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
1,000 rural families (3,000 children) will get solar electricity. 5,000 customers will be trained on the sustainable use of SHS. Creation of a customers’ manual. 10 small electricity-service entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs trained.
Project Message
“I am 72 and I used to have nothing. Now I have light, water, and a hot shower. People must be wondering what’s going on."
- Filomena Paula Gomes, small farmer
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on January 04, 2008.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on May 05, 2005.
Latest Update from the Field
The Electricity Now Project Report
By Fabio Rosa - Project leader, January 04, 2008 06:14 PM
IDEAAS received through Global Giving the value of US$ 1668,67 with the aim to bring energy access to rural families that lives in isolated areas. The value that was sent financed two solar home fotovoltaic installations in rural and isolated areas of Rio Grande do Sul State. The detailed information of each one and each family is provided in the report and photos below.
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