[pf] Fw. Village Power; + girls' education in patriarchal regions.

At 10:56 8/10/2001 +1300, Peter R. responded to my post to GreenViews-NZ:
>Hello David
>
> Thanks for your great info forwarding and pithy comments :-)
>Particularly like the wider perspective , optimistic reports flavour....
>messages to lighten the picture !
>
>Cheers
>Peter
>
 ------ Original Message ------
· A surprising range of hopeful ventures here.
e.g. contains:
  “[Dominican Republic: ] renting a 40-watt PV panel for $12/month ...

  ... how poor children in slums and rural areas of India can learn from a
Web-based curriculum. "By giving them access to a connected computer, NIIT
observed their quick learning abilities and their interest in developing
knowledge. The Hole in the Wall project will strive to improve education
for poor children with a minimal level of intervention.
      This learning tool ensures equal access to girls."

   Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and its Integration into CIDA
Programming [CIDA = Canadian International Development Agency]”    D.

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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/awea-wind-home/message/5994
  is:

-----Original Message-----
From: Julie Cardinal <Julie_Cardinal@nrel.gov>
      National Renewable Energy Lab, Colorado, USA.

Subject: Village Power Newsletter: Issue #5

Friday, October 5, 2001

Several people have forwarded their village power news to me, and I want to
thank them for doing it so promptly.  It is taking me some time to look at
everything that has been sent, but keep forwarding it. It is very helpful.
Also, let me know if you belong on a newsgroup or listserv that you find
particularly useful.  Julie.


Village Power Projects
Solar Electric Company, Inc., Philippines
Find village power project profiles with photos: solar, wind, and hydro.
http://solarco.freeservers.com/

National Energy Commission (CNE) of Nicaragua
Rural Electrification Projects (I could only view them in Spanish, but it
has been a long week and my eyes just may not be seeing the English version)
http://www.cne.gob.ni/english/ele.shtml
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Translation Tool
You may find this translation tool useful. 
http://officeupdate.lhsl.com/
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Sunny Isles Seizing the Power
By Julia Scheeres at
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,44784,00.html
Read about a family in Sosua, Dominican Republic that started renting a
40-watt PV panel for $12/month to power a TV, radio, and three fluorescent
bulbs.   The story also highlights the work of Soluz, Inc. and how it is
providing solar panels to remote areas in the Dominican Republic and Honduras.
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Hole in the Wall
Excerpt from IFC project
NIIT's "Hole in the Wall" project aims to discover how much poor children
in slums and rural areas of India can learn from a Web-based curriculum.
"By giving them access to a connected computer, NIIT observed their quick
learning abilities and their interest in developing knowledge. The Hole in
the Wall project will strive to improve education for poor children with a
minimal level of intervention (Minimally Invasive Education). This learning
tool ensures equal access to girls." To read the IFC project profile, see:
http://wbln0018.worldbank.org/IFCExt/spiwebsite1.nsf/3db6dc719878ab9185256ad
c00637364/f1133caaa2c2a6c185256a26005813e8?OpenDocument [all on same line]
  To visit the project Web site, go to: 
http://www.niitholeinthewall.com/ 
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Consultations with External Stakeholders on the Draft Policy on Indigenous
Peoples
Excerpt
"The Bank is now seeking comments on the final draft policy (OP 4.10 and BP
4.10) from external stakeholders, including representatives of Borrower
governments, indigenous organizations, non-governmental organizations and
academic experts, as well as multilateral and bilateral agencies." For more
information, see: 
http://wbln0018.worldbank.org/essd/essd.nsf/IndigenousPeoples/CoverNote

_________________________________________________________________
For more information on indigenous peoples, see:

The World Bank Indigenous Peoples Web site at:
http://wbln0018.worldbank.org/essd/essd.nsf/28354584d9d97c29852567cc00780e2a
/61b6299b68563321852567cc0077f418?OpenDocument [all on same line in browser]

and

Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and its Integration into CIDA
Programming
http://www.greenstar.org/butterflies/CIDA-Knowledge.htm

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Send us your Village Power News!  
Send to julie_cardinal@nrel.gov

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sent on by David.
David MacClement [davd @ ihug.co.nz] (remove spaces)
http://davd.tripod.com/GrRR-011005_titles.html#top
http://www.geocities.com/davd.geo/index.html#top
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