Solar Points of Light throughout rural China
Our Founder and President Faith Chao envisioned the idea of one thousand lamps, one thousand smiling faces throughout rural China; these prophetic words were the inspiration for the Solar Lamp project. EEF is developing a simple solar powered desk lamp and having it manufactured in China; the lamps will be delivered as a kit to schools in rural China where high school students will final assemble it as part of a classroom lesson. Charging in a single day, the lamp will operate during 4 hours of nighttime study in houses with no electricity. EEF is also creating and publishing a Teacher’s Guide to assist the teachers in creating lesson and assessment plans, which combine academic lessons with participatory learning (laboratory or shop class). The suggested lessons will include electricity basics, solar energy, battery, and semiconductor fundamentals. A key strategy for the Solar Lamp project was to find a development and manufacturing partner in China, who would finish development and do the manufacturing. The fruits of the VCF merger were evident when Rodney Amen was able to connect with Innogetic Technologies of Zhuhai, Guangdong, an engineering development business. When Rodney met with the company owner, Mr. ZC Wang whole heartedly supported Evergreen’s mission. After several weeks of work, the lamp design is completed and prototypes are being constructed. The first production run of lamps destined for schools in Gansu and Shaanxi provinces will be in January 2012.
Using corporate partnerships and projects like the Solar Lamp Kit, Evergreen plans to create more advanced vocational training subjects to introduce and motivate student interest to learn future job skills such as manufacturing supply chain, project management, or creativity lessons. But we need your donations to bring this vision to reality.
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