February 2008 Archives

Dear SolarAiders,

We now have a SolarAid team in Malawi! During my visit, I met Fiskani (our local coordinator) and Carl (our new volunteer from Belgium). They are very keen to get the SolarAid ball rolling together with the Centre for Appropriate Technology in Mzuzu and the surrounding area.

I also held meetings at the department of energy in Lilongwe, visited REIMA - the Renewable Energy Institute of Malawi - and met up with a new budding local NGO which is being set up specifically to promote sustainable energy solutions in rural areas. Oh - and I managed to have yet another birthday in Africa. One of these days I'll throw a party in the UK.

John