Dihimba Secondary School rises to the challenge

Our SolarAid crew of three embarked on a trip to Mtwara to undertake a second assessment for macrosolar installations for schools in the region.

Mason and I going through the SolarAid macrosolar assessment process with the Vice Headmaster and teachers from Dihimba Secondary School. Prosper (bottom left) is our local solar consultant.

One of our favourites was Dihimba, a secondary school located approximately 22 kilometres from the main road and 35 kilometres from any sizeable town. Dihimba is one of the largest villages in the Mtwara rural region and is an 'Ujamaa' village, one that was resettled under former president Nyerere's village-isation strategy.

In my three visits to this school, I was always greeted warmly by the teachers and staff. The pride of the teachers in their school is evident in the landscaping art that graces the front of the school, proclaiming 'Dihimba Secondary Day School' (it runs the entire length of the school!)

'Dihimba Secondary School' sewn in grass at the front of the school.

The school has passed our initial assessment phase and their application form has just arrived to our office by express post as I write this! If the final application meets all of SolarAid's macrosolar criteria we hope to be able to install a solar system on the school in the new year.

Fingers crossed and I'll keep you posted!

More soon,
Courtney

Beautiful and remote. Dihimba village in the Mtwara rural region.