PV in India [RE-wrenches]

[Joel Davidson]

Dear Jeff,
Ironically, the best fund-raising is done by well-connected, wealthy,
experienced, fund raisers who earn a nice salary and commission for their
work. "Wealthy" pretty much eliminates Wrenches.
Best regards,
Joel Davidson

Jeff Lahl wrote:

> Hello Joel and Wrenches,
> I am currently doing design and consulting work for
> the Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF), a non-profit
> that does solar electrification in developing
> countries. We recently completed a site survey for the
> first of 3 villages in Northern Nigeria that will be
> getting lights, water pumps and vaccine refrigerators.
> SELF has done other projects around the world - check
> out their web site at www.self.org
> Robert Freling, SELF's director reports that there is
> enormous interest coming in from many countries but
> that the hold-up of course, is getting funding. Anyone
> know where to find some money for these kinds of
> projects?
>
> (the U.S.DOE is a prime funder of the Nigeria project)
>
> Jeff Lahl
> jefflahl at yahoo.com
>
> --- joeldavidson at earthlink.net wrote:
> > Hello Ray,
> > Now I'm at the Singapore airport checking my mail. A
> > lot of people got their first taste of/for PV in the
> > Peace Corp overseas. I was a Vista Volunteer in
> > Madison County, Arkansas (second poorest county in
> > the second poorest state in the U.S.) when I put in
> > my first little PV system. The Arkansas Ozarks are
> > Fat City compared to some of the villages I visited.
> > Most Americans could afford to give a 10W or 20W
> > module for home lighting to someone in need. Who is
> > organizing PV aid to people in developing countries?
> > Best regards,
> > Joel Davidson
> >
> > Original Message:
> > -----------------
> > From: Ray Walters remotech at taosnm.com
> > Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 21:09:46 -0600
> > To: RE-wrenches at topica.com
> > Subject: Re: PV in India [RE-wrenches]
> >
> >
> >
> > I have always said that the people who need PV the
> > most are the ones who
> > can least afford it. Now I am more than ever
> > convinced that this is true.
> >
> > >Best regards,
> > >Joel Davidson
> > >
> >  I agree absolutely.
> > I went in to solar in the Peace corp to help the
> > less fortunate, but there
> > are plenty of people right here in New Mexico that
> > can't afford  some
> > sorely needed PV. Unfortunately to support my
> > family, I have had to
> > concentrate on the high end market lately. I still
> > have some used PV and
> > batteries that I move at cost, but going out to
> > install it anymore....it
> > just doesn't work out.
> >
> > Get grant funding to cover our costs and I'd be
> > happy to set people up with
> > sensible little systems anywhere or do overseas
> > training seminars. Just a
> > fraction of the cost of some of the military
> > ordinance being dropped daily
> > could buy a lot of PV and make us some friends in
> > the rest of the world again.
> > But the money never goes where you want it to go or
> > does what you want it
> > to do: the pump paid with UNICEF funds thats
> > watering a sheik's private
> > garden, the last vestiges of an indigenous culture
> > lost to PV powered TV
> > and internet.
> > The ironies of trying to help are many, but I think
> > solar is still the answer.
> > I have struggled to help, seen solar fail as well as
> > succeed, felt guilty
> > for making a living from my work and now I'm over it
> > all: I'm going to do
> > solar because I like it. Because its better than
> > making A-bombs, because
> > it's ...... what I do. And if sometimes we can help
> > those that need it the
> > most: Well maybe we can die a little happier.
> >
> > Sincerely
> > SolarRay
> >
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