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Malawian success: the story of Wezzie Mhango

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Wezzie's father introduced her to the Kavuzi Micro Solar Assembly and Sales group (an official SolarAid distributor) in 2008. Initially trained in assembly she raised enough money over the course of the year to care for not just one but two baby girls! She coped brilliantly with twin sisters and was able to provide access to all the care they needed.

Wezzie said: "Thanks to SolarAid, the money that I was paid after assembling panels saved the life of my children, I could easily take them to the hospital, buy better drugs from the pharmacies and buy milk...

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Submitted Jul 30, 2010 By: BurtB

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CruisinLinda Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:7,947 Points:1,621,420 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 1:09:36 AM Ignore CruisinLinda Report Abuse What great news for Malawi and other developing countries! Not only do solar panels prevent the burning of dirty kerosene, they provide manufacturing jobs and save money. They also prevent release of more carbon into the atmosphere, which helps all of us on the Planet.
Mooseman1 Champion Author Manitoba Posts:7,296 Points:1,379,170 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 12:14:38 AM Ignore Mooseman1 Report Abuse Very interesting.
graceman Champion Author Baltimore Posts:3,230 Points:819,140 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2010 10:11:13 PM Ignore graceman Report Abuse Go solar if you can.
POLELANE Champion Author Ohio Posts:7,148 Points:828,370 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2010 8:38:18 PM Ignore POLELANE Report Abuse if you've got em; use em. If you don't; don't. Incentives accelerated the initial introduction; but now the maintenance costs are coming into view.
BurtB Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:1,410 Points:1,011,550 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2010 8:18:59 PM Ignore BurtB Report Abuse The use the solar panels to reduce or eliminate the use of Kerosene.