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ural development workshopsRD 205: SustainableCommunity Development— RE for Rural VillagesLearn about renewable energy technologies for thedeveloping world in the developing world. This workshopincludes classroom sessions, and hands-on field workincluding installing a PV system on a rural health centeror community center, building solar cookers, and buildinga solar battery charger. Participate in hands-on learningin a small Nicaraguan village, Sabana Grande, Madriz,which has taken up the challenge of becoming a solarculture community with the help of Grupo Fenix. GrupoFenix recently won the UN based SEED Award forEntrepreneurship in Sustainable Development. The SEEDAward is an annual international competition, designed tosupport locally-led, innovative, entrepreneurial partnershipsin developing countries, which have the potential tomake real improvements in poverty eradication andenvironmental sustainability. Help install a 1 kW solarelectricsystem on the community’s solar center or healthcenter. Build solar battery charger or LED headlamp. Livewith families in Sabana Grande who can show the benefitsof and obstacles to using solar energy in their community.Start the day (or afternoon) with solar-roasted coffee fromthe community’s many solar cookers. The Solar Women ofTotogalpa will show their Solar Center, which they built outof adobe and will eventually house their solar restaurant.Solar technicians from Sabana Grande are instructors inthe course, and community members will give optionalclasses on medicinal herbs and cooking with soy. Theworkshop price includes tuition, food, lodging, and incountrytransportation. Part of the tuition helps to fund thesolar ovens for the community.Topics include:• The design and installation of a solar electric system• Building solar ovens with a women’s cooperative• Tour of a methane biodigestor• Constructing solar battery chargers• Medicinal plants• Social and cultural issues of working in the developing worldDates Location TuitionDec 1-9 Totogalpa, Nicaragua $1,295Register for more than one SustainableCommunity Development workshop inNicaragua in <strong>2010</strong>, and receive 20% off.RD 206: Sustainable Community Development— Wind Power for Rural CommunitiesLearn about wind power and PVfor the developing world in thedeveloping world. This workshopincludes classroom sessions andhands-on field work includingbuilding a wind turbine and workingon a system in a rural community.Participate in hands-on learning onthe Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua withblueEnergy, an organization thathelps communities integrate hybridwind and solar electric systems.BlueEnergy manufactures its windturbines locally to build the capacityand infrastructure needed tosustain the energy systems beyondinstallation, as well as create localjobs where they are desperatelyneeded. Learn about blueEnergy’sapproach to sustainabledevelopment. Spend time inblueEnergy’s facilities in Bluefields,featuring a wind turbine productionfacility and a new EcologicalRegional Center for EnvironmentalEducation. Spend two-to-threedays in a rural community on theAtlantic Coast of Nicaragua andsee first-hand the benefits of andobstacles to using wind power andsolar energy in a remote area.Tuition includes food, lodging,and in-country transportation fromBluefields, Nicaragua.Topics include:• Construction of a wind turbine• Installing wind turbines• Solar electricity• Biosand water filters• Local capacity building• Community empowerment• Social and cultural issues ofworking in the developing worldDates Dec 12-20Location Bluefields, NicaruagaTuition $1,39530solarenergy.org • 970.963.8855
SEI outreachSEI’s outreach programsThrough our outreach programs, SEI works withgrassroots and development organizations aroundthe world to promote sustainability and improvequality of life. We also work locally and regionally toeducate school children about the benefits of solar,wind, and water power. The generous donations ofour members support SEI’s outreach programs.INVESTINVEST — International Volunteers in theEnvironmentally Sustainable Technologies (INVEST)connects alumni of SEI’s renewable energy program withorganizations in rural development around the world.Scholarships — SEI offers a limited number ofscholarships to students to learn renewable energytechnology and sustainable design skills.Solar In the Schools (SIS) — This high-energyeducational outreach for K-12 students and educatorsdelivers classroom presentations and fair appearanceswith interactive and hands-on renewable energy activitiesand scientific experimentation that fosters critical thinking.Native American Program — SEI works withNative Americans to help them satisfy their energy andhousing needs with renewable energy and natural building.SEI works with Native American NGOs and nonprofitorganizations and has trained people from the WesternShoshone, Skull Valley Goshute, Lakota Sioux, Yurok,Zuni, Hopi, and Chippewa Nations.Women’s Program — Offering women’s-onlytechnical training workshops in a supportive learningatmosphere to bring more women into the renewableenergy field. Some scholarships are available.Work-Trade Program — For the last 19 years, SEI’swork-trade program has enabled people from around theworld to hone their skills and improve their capabilitieswhile helping to strengthen and grow SEI.More than two billion people in the world live withoutaccess to electricity. Electricity can improve lives byproviding a better source of light to study andperform tasks, by powering medical appliances forhealth centers, and by providing power forincome-generating micro-enterprises.Numerous organizations around the world workto improve lives with renewable energy, yet manyorganizations are poorly funded, understaffed, or lacka sufficient number of people with technical expertise.Fortunately, many SEI alumni are willing to volunteertheir time to help improve the lives of people aroundthe world while experiencing new cultures and waysof life. Yet, many of these people are unaware of theopportunities that exist.For this reason, SEI created INVEST: InternationalVolunteers in Environmentally Sustainable Technologies.Think of INVEST as a renewable energy Peace Corps.SEI connects alumni of its renewable energy educationprogram with appropriate organizations working inrural development. After successfully completing SEIworkshops, alumni can volunteer in an internationalproject helping to electrify rural communities withrenewable energy, build sustainable houses, and trainlocal users and technicians.For a list of SEI’s partner organizations, or to find outmore about upcoming projects, please e-mail:invest@solarenergy.org. INVEST volunteeropportunities are only available to SEI alumni.solarenergy.org • 970.963.885531
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