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ENERGIA News Issue 2.3, August 1998

The Bulletin Board

Solar Sisters is a program run by the Himalayan Light Foundation, a Nepal-based NGO. The solar sisters are international female volunteers who wish to help improve in a practical way the lives of people in remote communities, whilst learning new skills themselves. Solar Sisters is currently looking for new volunteers. The cost per participant for this 9-day programme is $1600. For this amount, each participant subsidises one solar electric system for a Nepalese community.

Volunteers join up in Nepal to learn how to install the systems. A 2-day training will be led by a solar electricity expert. The group will then be divided into pairs and each pair will install two systems in a village. During the installations, the participants will stay with local families. A translator and technical support will be provided.

For more information, please contact:
Stephanie Davis, Himalayan Light Foundation, PO Box 8975, EPC: 5493, Kathmandu, Nepal. Tel. +977.1.423146, Fax +977.1.412924, Email hlf@mos.com.np