Great Plains sends 9 to study solar power tech
Monday, September 02, 2019
Barefoot College Candidates
The six-month programme gives rural women practical knowledge and skills in electrification through solar power.
According to the CEO and founder of Great Plains, Dereck Joubert, on their return, they will be able to facilitate the electrification of their villages, helping to put an end to the use of candles and paraffin lanterns, which often lead to terrible fires.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...