Solar Energy & Radio Communication for Wayling
Solar Power for Guyana
Summary
A solar energy system will provide 1st ever electricity & HF radio communication for isolated village of 100 Amerindians; students/adults will benefit from DVD/TV educational & entertainment programs
How Donors Like You Helped
Thanks to donors like you, a total of $10,500 was raised for this project. |
Received $10,500 from 5 donations from people like:
cwrecords
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dlselby
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Brian Zahnstecher
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TK
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(Anon.)
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
75,000 Amerindians reside in isolated villages in Guyana’s hinterland. Communication systems are poor and electricity is scarce or non-existent. As a result school children and adults lag behind in education & socio-economic development. Nestled in a mountain valley, Wayling is located a 16-hour walk from the nearest town. It recently constructed a one-room building for school and community meeting rooms. Solar power will provide lights, entertainment & emergency communication for 100 persons.
Activities
Coordinate with government officials; verify needs with community leaders; purchase solar/radio systems, DVD/TV players and DVDs; transport materials by plane, boat and porters, & train community maintenance team to install & operate systems.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $10,500
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $10,500 . The original project funding goal was $10,500.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Solar energy/HF radio will improve quality of life for 100 persons in rainforest environment thru immediate radio contact for medical emergencies, community meetings & better educational systems. It will bring smiles to faces via DVD entertainment.
Project Message
“Solar energy systems have been tested/validated in several hinterland communities. Combined with appropriate learning tools these small systems can revolutionize Guyana’s rural educational system.”
- Edward Jarvis, Field Coordinator, Ministry of Education
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Jerry La Gra
Rural Development Facilitator
272 Forshaw Street, Queenstown
Georgetown,
Guyana
(592) 226-3878
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
GlobalGiving
1023 15th Street NW, 12th Floor
Washington,
D.C.
20005
United States
202.232.5784
http://www.globalgiving.com
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Where this Project is Located
Country
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Guyana
and can also be found under 
Education.
For more information about Guyana, read the Human Development Report on Guyana or the Wikipedia entry for Guyana.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 24, 2006
Latest Update from the Field
Final report from Wayalayeng project
By Jerry La Gra - Project Leader, March 07, 2008 05:45 PM
The best news is that in November 2007 a friend of mine overnighted in Wayalayeng and reported to me that the lights were working in the school and the church and the radio was operating ok. He did not actually see the TV working but Councillor Harris reported that "all equipment was functioning."
Once again I would like to thank Global Giving for all the support given to this isolated village.
Regards,
Jerry
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