From The Taos News

A local solar energy company is soliciting donations to fund a project that would bring electricity to a small community in Ethiopia.

The Paradise Power Company (PPC) is a local solar installation company. PPC Solar’s director, Larissa Weinman, said the non-profit Imagine1Day approached PPC about installing solar in the Abada community in Ethiopia, which currently has no electricity. Imagine1Day aims to bring quality education to Ethiopia by building schools throughout the country.

According to its website, Imagine1Day’s goal is for Ethiopia to provide education to all of its young people free of foreign aid by 2030.

The lack of electricity in many of Ethiopia’s rural communities is a major roadblock for Imagine1Day, which installed a primary school in the Abada community a few years ago. But without electricity, it’s hard for students to study in the evenings and for adults to take night classes or conduct workforce training. Solar panels would be installed at the school, and they would generate electricity to power the entire community, which is home to about 2,000 people.

According to Imagine1Day’s website, electricity would power street lamps, making the community safer for women and children. It would allow for modern conveniences, such as food refrigeration and lamps for reading, and would allow people to charge electronics such as cell phones, which would help them stay connected.

Written by Elizabeth Cleary/ Read more at The Taos News