Solar energy for rural communities-"do it yourself method"
Solar energy for rural communities-"do it yourself method"
Project aims in active promotion and use of solar energy (water solar panels for heating water) copying Austrian method ? do it yourself? . demonstrated in 2002 by IBMER (European project ) in Warsaw. RCEE is a leading partner of 7 body partnership: WCEE Wloclawek- Wloclawek Ecological Education Center, Union of Gminas - Plock Region, Department of Geography,University of Warsaw, Suwalki Landscape Park, Association Ekoinicjatywa from Kwidzyn, Zywiecka Fundacja Rozwoju -Zywiec Development Foundation in Zywiec, partners from 5 regions (voivodships).
Mr. Adam Chodzko from Miedzyrzecz Podlaski was the main demonstrator (using INTERNET he did it himself then doing a permanent voluntary monitoring of his installation for IBMER Instutute for Rural Electrification in Warsaw (Agricultural University).
Project aims also in bringing possible extra income/job to trained people in construction of panel locally and more generally - promotion of environmental awarness on the local level.
 
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Project Snapshot

Grantee:
Regional Center for Ecological Education
Country:
Poland
Area Of Work:
Climate Change Mitigation
Grant Amount:
US$ 24,222.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 26,666.00
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 222.00
Project Number:
POL/03/47
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Capacity - Building Component
150 people trained during 7 two days workshops; 7 leaders trained at the beginning of the project;manualwas produced
Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment
1st part of the manual devoted to the role of renewable energy globally and locally and especially to solar energy; very good material for school classes as educational instrument
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Partnership

National Fund for Environment Protection, Voivodship Fund for Environmental Protection (Warsaw)