ENERGIA LIMPIA XXI
Un sitio dedicado a la promoción de la energía renovable en Nicaragua y el mundo.
India and Nicaragua women use solar energy
During the V Women Changing the World Meeting recently held in Spain, Nicaragua highlighted the importance of solar energy to the welfare of women living in rural areas. María Flores (40) inhabitant of Siuna, Northern Caribbean Autonomous Region (RACN), said her life and the lives of others in her community experienced a 180 degree turn after her participation, along with three other Nicaragua women, in a technical training program offered at Barefoot College in India. “During six months we learned about the use, installation and maintenance of solar energy panels. This experience improved the education of our children, increased agricultural production and promoted greater development of small businesses in our community”, Flores said.
Barefoot College in Tilonia, India, is founded on Mahatma Gandhi’s belief that the knowledge, skills and wisdom found in villages should be used for development before seeking skills from elsewhere. He believed that sophisticated technology should be…
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