Sol Nepal - Background

Marie Hounslow is the Head of Fundraising talked to us about "Renewable World".and this sparked an idea. But what is Renewable World?


Brief Biography about Marie Hounslow

Marie came to Renewable World having previously worked in a variety of fundraising, campaign and communications roles for WWF and other charities. 

She has a professional interest in tackling poverty through the environment. 

She also helped raise £5 million for a capital appeal for a centre for disabled children in Birmingham. 

Career highlights include project managing WWF-UK’s 50th Anniversary celebrations and working for LOGOC on the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.

For more about Renewable World click here

During Marie's talk to Danetre Rotary all members where engrossed in the efforts of Renewable World to improve lifestyles of those less fortunate around the world using ENVIROMENTALY FRIENDLY methods.

During the meeting the Chairman of the International Committtee, Bob Leaper, had a brainwave "could we help?".

The response to himself was yes we can.

 

Introduction.

This project was presented to the International breakout session at District Assembly on the 16th May by Bob Leaper from the International committee of this club.

A recording of the whole breakout session is available to view on the District website, for registrered members.

 

The presentation, and the introductory video, set out to explain the project which we have particularly identified and which we hope to deliver in conjunction with the charity Renewable World, a small charity based in Brighton which particularly focuses on projects using renewable energy, mainly in Nepal and Kenya.

 

The Nepalese projects are mostly involved in using solar-powered pumps to deliver water to communities living high up in mountainous regions. These communities are often relatively poor, the usual reason why they live at altitude in the first place, and have few facilities. 

Electricity, if it is available at all, is often intermittent with frequent power cuts.

 If you haven't already done so, please view this introductory video which explains the background of this project ; 

 

Having water involves trekking long distances to collect water from a stream, spring or well and carrying it back uphill with many attendant risks.It is back-breaking and relentless work which is very often done by the women and young people of a family several times a day.

 

In Britain the average household uses 350 litres of water per day, which weighs 350 kg.

Imagine the effort of carrying even a tenth of this total to provide for a family ; cooking, cleaning, washing, drinking..... not to mention livestock and smallholdings of crops.

 

The men in a family are often absent since they have to travel to India or further afield to find work so often the women and children have to carry out this hard work.

Nepal ranks as one of the poorest countries in the world, the second poorest in Asia, and opportunities for work are really limited.

Having seen some of the background to the project please go back to the previous page and view the details of the project and view an update video.

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