Disaster Response Puerto Rico Project #29923

Help Bring Electricity to Puerto Rico

by Dawood Global Foundation - Educate a Girl

Project Report | Oct 31, 2017
Solar-Powered Communication Charging Stations

By Heather Dawn Thompson | Project Leader

Charging Station Sample

Thank you to all our donors for helping us bring electricity to Puerto Rico. We've been speaking to those on ground and feel the first need is charging stations so they can have basic communication via their cell phones. Thus, our plan is to build “Solar-Powered Communication Charging Stations” in the most remote communities in Puerto Rico. A significant impediment to the recovery effort is inability to communicate and coordinate. These stations will provide each rural community a location to gather and charge their cells and computers. In partnership with the Dawood Global Foundation - “Educate A Girl,” Now Solar! will be training local girls on solar technology and installation at each location, and leaving them in charge of the Communication Stations.

Background and Project

Now Solar! is a Native American owned solar installation company, Now!Solar (http://www.nowsolar.co/) and indoor farm company, 7 Generations, (http://www.7generations.net/). We want to help Puerto Rico recover, but we wanted to know exactly where our contribution was going. One thing we know how to do is solar and indoor farms. There are efforts to rebuild the grid, but it will be months if not years. But we can build small things that will have a big impact now!

Phase I – “Solar-Powered Communication Charging Stations” ($10,000-20,000 raised)

A significant impediment to the recovery effort is the inability to communicate and coordinate. These stations will provide each community a location to gather and charge their cell phones. Now!Solar CEO, Eugene Wilkie, will personally travel to Puerto Rico to oversee each installation. In partnership with the “Educate A Girl” foundation we will be training local girls on solar technology and installment at each location, and leaving them in charge of the Communication Stations. Subject to change as needs and resources change, our focus will first be on these smaller rural communities:

1. Adjuntas

2. Aibonito

3. Barranquitas

4. Castaner

5. Ciales

6. Comerio

7. Florida

8. Jayuya

9. Lares

10. Las Marias

11. Maricao

12. Morovis

Phase I Development Map

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Organization Information

Dawood Global Foundation - Educate a Girl

Location: Karachi, Sindh - Pakistan
Website: http://www.dawoodglobal.org
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Project Leader:
Ruxana Rahman
Karachi , Pakistan

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