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The women bringing solar power to Sierra Leone

Wednesday 17 August 2011, by Meena Bhandari

An Indian college has trained 12 Sierra Leonean women to become solar engineers as part of a drive to bring electricity to rural communities

A group of 12 women from villages in Sierra Leone is in the frontline of a battle to bring solar-powered electricity to rural communities. No small feat, given that rural Sierra Leone is not connected to power.

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Source: The Guardian - Poverty Matters Blog

Photo: Barefoot Photographers of Tilonia (Flickr)

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