Doug Vilsack Ain't No Greg Mortenson: Elephant Energy's Work in Namibia

All--

Many of you have asked about Doug's work here in Namibia so I thought I'd take a minute to  make a shameless plug for EE's Global Giving campaign



Doug has been here since February and since he arrived EE has expanded their solar-powered light distribution network to nine rural shops in the Caprivi Region and are growing rapidly.  What started as one shop in the market has become nine and is providing local Namibians with a small-business opportunity in addition to the distribution of the small-scale solar technologies.   If you are interested in reading more about our work in Namibia you can check out our two-pager about the Energy Shops Project here: http://www.elephantenergy.org/uploads/EE_Fact_Sheet__April_2011_.pdf
 And, this weekend we'll head to NaDeet (an environmental education camp) where we're going to look at the capacity to bring the Solar Schools Project to life. 

I know many of you have purchased solar lights or made a donation to EE before, and I'm hoping that you'll support the work again. I would love to have any and all friends who read this blog  donate $20 (or more) via the Global Giving page so we can raise the last $3,400 we need to close out this project by the end of April:

http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/promote-renewable-energy-shops-in-rural-namibia/

In addition, Doug has created a Women's Project which you can read about here:http://www.elephantenergy.org/uploads/WE_Project_-_Rural_Women_s_Energy_Article__Final_.pdf

We're off to the desert tomorrow!  Happy (belated) Passover and Happy Easter weekend to all.