Tag: Solar
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Always a learning curve
Our work to bring water to Nkiito continues, helped in no small part to our volunteer Tina! I’m pulling in knowledge from all corners of the globe, from water engineers in Texas (EWB) to Tesla Powerwall in California to solar consultants in Nairobi & astrophysicists in Switzerland. The fantastic organisation Majik Water may well be…
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Extending a productive day
1 year ago, AVIF sent 8x Pro 300 solar lamps to Hamza. We knew Hamza from a previous volunteering project. Hamza was able to set up a small business buying and selling these solar lamps from SunKing, part of the Green Light Planet company. Hamza checked in yesterday to tell me how much he was…
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Deep Indaba – “the story”
Most of you may know that my life pivoted to artificial intelligence about 6 years ago. Since then I’ve been anxiously waiting to find a synergy between my passion for Africa and for technology. Its finally here! The AI community have realised that “bias” does not only reside in data, but in the community itself.…
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Appreciating rain
I just spoke to the volunteers, all huddled in a mud hut in the village waiting for the rains to stop. Twice a year the rains fall on the Amboseli plains of Kilimanjaro, literally bringing life. Within hours the “Savanna” – the semi-arid landscape made up of grassland, plains, kopjes, and marshes – changes. There are very few trees…
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The world at our fingertips
The Uhundha Orphanage Centre Committee is now a fully registered CBO; Community Based Organisation, able to apply for funding and be audited and managed efficiently – thanks to AVIF’s own Bollywood movie star, Anupma Sud 😉 If this wasn’t result enough, Anu has already stayed an extra fortnight to collect signatures, hold meetings and open…