I spent a week with Sunny Money/Solar Aid and local communities across Lusaka, Luangwa Bridge, Kazemba, and Chongwe in Zambia in November. My focus was on speaking with customers, sales agents, technicians, a waste management firms and an official from the Ministry of Energy on the subject of off-grid solar repair and e-waste. It didn’t […]
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From 9–13 February, Tafea College came alive with the Fixim Sola extra‑curricular program: five days of hands‑on solar literacy and repair training for 19 senior students (Years 11–13) and 6 college staff, delivered by Laylyn Toa (Department of Energy) with support from the Vanuatu Institute of Technology. Many participants were boarders from neighbouring islands —
Arriving in Kabwe, Zambia Figure 1: Wentereing Kawbwe’s CBD We arrived in Kabwe from Lusaka rather late the previous evening. I rose to the sound of my alarm at 5 am the following morning, using the flashlight on my phone to navigate the room’s darkness to prepare for a long day of fieldwork. Our trip
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