Bright up education for indigenous children

by Fundacion Omar Dengo
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Bright up education for indigenous children
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Bright up education for indigenous children
Bright up education for indigenous children
Bright up education for indigenous children
Bright up education for indigenous children
Bright up education for indigenous children
Bright up education for indigenous children

Project Report | Aug 27, 2021
A brighter education is coming soon!

By Ronald Segura | Project Leader

Electrical upgrade testing at Alto Guaymi School
Electrical upgrade testing at Alto Guaymi School

Dear friends and donors,

 

We are happy to announce that during the week of July 26-30, 2021 our team of electricians completed the electrical upgrade required before the installation of the new photovoltaic system at the Alto Guaymí School. The photovoltaic system will be installed in the school by the end of the current year.

Thanks to your support to this project, we were able to complete the following tasks,

  • Purchase of all electrical materials.
  • Logistical coordination to bring the materials to Alto Guaymí, including transportation by land, by boat and by horse to move all the equipment and materials to the school.
  • Install new grounding system with copperweld rods, wiring, registers and grounded pipelines.
  • Installation of the main electrical board and breakers in accordance to code requirements and new load capacity.
  • Label all the electrical system and its components and comply with color-coding according with NFPA 70.
  • EMT pipe installation to channel all lighting circuits and electrical outlets cables at the school´s two classrooms, dining room, bathrooms and administrative office.
  • Construction of the electrical grounding mesh.

The electrical system was tested using an internal-combustion power generator, to make sure everything was installed and working properly, as shown in one of the attached pictures.

Now, a brighter education is closer to all the indigenous children in Alto Guaymí, thanks to all of your support. We will install the photovoltaic system between October and November of this current year.

Please, keep supporting our project by reaching out to friends and family, and telling them about this amazing opportunity to improve educational opportunities through green energy in Costa Rica!

 

 

¡Una educación brillante será posible muy pronto!

 

Estimados/as amigos/as:

 

Nos complace anunciarles que durante la semana del 26 al 30 de julio de 2021, nuestro equipo de electricistas completó la actualización eléctrica requerida antes de la instalación del nuevo sistema fotovoltaico en la Escuela Alto Guaymí. Este sistema se instalará en la escuela a finales del año en curso.

Gracias a tu apoyo hacia este proyecto, se logró completar las siguientes tareas:

  • Compra de los materiales eléctricos necesarios.
  • Coordinación logística para llevar los materiales a Alto Guaymí, incluido el transporte terrestre, en bote y a caballo para trasladar todo el equipo y materiales hasta la escuela.
  • Instalación de un nuevo sistema de puesta a tierra con varillas soldadas de cobre, cableado, registros y tuberías puestas a tierra.
  • Instalación del tablero principal y breakers, de acuerdo con los circuitos eléctricos y la nueva capacidad de carga.
  • Etiquetado de todo el sistema eléctrico y sus componentes, cumpliendo con la codificación de colores según la normativa NFPA 70.
  • Instalación de tubería EMT para canalizar todos los circuitos de iluminación y cables de enchufes eléctricos en las dos aulas de la escuela, comedor, baños y oficina administrativa.
  • Construcción de la malla de puesta a tierra.

El sistema eléctrico se probó utilizando un generador de energía de combustión interna, para asegurarse de que todo estuviera instalado y funcionando correctamente, como se muestra en una de las imágenes adjuntas.

Ahora, gracias a tu inmensurable apoyo, una educación más brillante está más cerca de todos los niños y niñas indígenas de Alto Guaymí. Instalaremos el sistema fotovoltaico entre octubre y noviembre del presente año.

¡Continúa apoyando nuestro proyecto, y compártelo con tus amigos y familiares para que conozcan sobre esta increíble oportunidad para mejorar las oportunidades educativas a través de la energía verde en Costa Rica!

Transportation of materials by boat
Transportation of materials by boat
Transportation of materials by horse
Transportation of materials by horse
Its a rough travel to Alto Guaymi School
Its a rough travel to Alto Guaymi School
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Fundacion Omar Dengo

Location: San Jose - Costa Rica
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Eduardo Monge G
San Jose , San Jose Costa Rica

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