Training and Maintenance of Solar Clinics in Burma

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Summary

This project will train medics and provide equipment maintenance for solar powered clinics that serve hundreds of thousands of people in rural Burma (Myanmar).

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Victims needing medical assistance in Burma will receive treatment from trained medics at clinics powered by solar electricity. Previously, night surgeries had to be performed using flashlights. Green Empowerment has brought lighting and equipment to the clinics, and will perform maintenance and trainings in order to keep the clinics fully functional and able to serve as many people as possible.

Activities

We will provide small photovoltaic (PV) systems to clinics. We will provide training for the surgeons, medics, and repairmen to keep the systems operating, and to install and relocate the systems as required.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $100
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $14,200
Total Funding Goal: $14,300

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Electrification means that there is lighting for medical procedures and power for medical devices. This results in better treatment for victims of the conflict along the Thai-Burma border and for patients affected by malaria and other illnesses.

Project Message

Our dream 10 years ago was to have some kind of lighting for these clinics. And when we did the first clinics last summer, I could only hope that we would be able to do some more.
- Eh Kalu, Director, Internally Displaced Karen People (IDKP)

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Michel Maupoux,
Program Manager
140 SW Yamhill St.
Portland, OR 97204
United States
+1-503-284-5774
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Project Sponsor

GlobalGiving

Organization

Green Empowerment Logo Green Empowerment
140 SW Yahmill Street
Portland, Oregon 97204
United States
503-284-5774
http://www.greenempowerment.org

Learn more about Green Empowerment and the project team.


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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Myanmar and can also be found under Health.

For more information about Myanmar, read the Human Development Report on Myanmar or the Wikipedia entry for Myanmar.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on August 06, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on June 23, 2008.

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