Received funding from 2023 R8/HTB Community Support Program.
Country
Nnamdi Azikiwe University SB SIGHT Group (SBA61881S)
Sustainable Development Goals
Summary
This project marks a pioneering effort to revolutionize the lives of residents of Ezaa Ojianya village of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. The absence of electricity has cast a shadow over the community, impeding education, healthcare, communication, and economic growth. This initiative aims to tackle the significant problem of limited access to electric power by offering dependable and environmentally friendly energy solutions, providing a sustainable solution to this issue. By furnishing households with solar-powered lightening kits, the project directly tackles the barriers that have long hindered their socio-economic development of this community. These solar kits transcend conventional illumination; they ignite a transformative change that ripples through every facet of life. Students gain extended study hours, businesses flourish with increased productivity, and healthcare services are bolstered through uninterrupted power. The initiation will also undertake to train youths from the community on solar installation and maintenance, hence repositioning them to be economically self-reliant and ensuring the sustainability of the project. It is expected that at the completion of this project, the livelihood of the families and community would be enhanced, and the trainees would be equipped to sustain themselves and their loved ones.
Impact
This project had a very positive impact on the local community. It installed solar lighting kits in 50 households in the community, trained 20 local youth on design and maintenance of solar-powered lighting kits and trained 8 IEEE Members while undertaking the project activities. This had a direct impact on one quarter of the households in this community.
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