Three more SolarAid staff and a round up of project news...

The SolarAid team has evolved again with the growing success of the charity.

Mason Huffine has been appointed as Operations Manager in Tanzania, bringing years of environmental experience to the post. Mason is joined by Alfred Wise who will be leading on our efforts to raise more funds in Tanzania to further our work there. In Kenya, we have appointed Gavin Bowen as our Country Business Manager.

We very much look forward to working with our new team members and, in the words of Mason, to 'Getting things done!'

And some in-country updates...
In Zambia, we've done macro installations on five community centres in the past few weeks, with five more planned in the coming weeks. In Tanzania, the microsolar group with Neema Crafts in Iringa is progressing well, with 1,400 microsolar products built and sold in the past six months or so. In Malawi, the converted light bulb is proving particularly popular, with 170 sold recently, so we're looking into how we can roll out that product on a wider scale.

SolarAid's director, Nick has recently been at a solar conference in Germany and reports: 'The challenge for reaching hundreds of millions with solar energy is immense, but we need to keep in mind that it is achievable so long as we keep our eyes are on the objective: a solar world for all.'

More updates from us all soon, and make sure you check the project blogs for more in-country news.