With the majority of the population being under 18, education is an important facet of Kenyan life. In rural areas in Kenya where communications technology is still developing, schools are not only a place for children to learn, they also act as a hub through which information can be disseminated in the community. Our local partner, Action for Child Development Trust (ACDT), relies heavily on school networks for outreach work. Thier mission is to empower children by visiting schools and educating them about their rights and responsibilities.
ACDT has used this network to...
Did you know that Google was originally called BackRub? That Nissan was originally called Datsun? Or that Indonesia was originally called the Dutch East Indies?
Following in the footsteps of some great moments in renaming, we are very happy to announce that our Wartek technology store is now called (drumroll, please): Tech Kiosk!
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If you read the blog post from last year, “What the heck is a Wartek?”, you will remember that Wartek sold a range of Kopernik’s simple, innovative technologies from our office in Ubud, on the Indonesian island of Bali. The proceeds from these...
Two d.lights come in very handy when my flat tyre needs to be repaired
There is no question that d.light solar lights are highly coveted by the rural people of Oecusse, Timor-Leste, in particular (but not only) those that lie out of reach of the power grid, which currently extends no more than a few kilometres beyond the township of Pante Macassar.
This week, I interviewed 20 beneficiaries of the Kopernik solar light initiative. Without exception they rated the lamps as 'very effective' and 'the best' (efectivo tebes and diak liu) on a scale of five categories ranging from the aforementioned 'very effective' through to, at the other end of the spectrum, '...
I am on the ferry, in a cabin, on the way to Pante Macassar in the exclave district of Oecusse, Timor-Leste. Kopernik has entrusted me to assess the impact of the Light Up Oecusse project, which distributes solar lamps to rural people who live beyond the reach of the power grid and are otherwise reliant on other forms of lighting including kerosene lanterns, torches, candles and even the burning of salvaged rubber or plastic washed up on the beaches.
I was surprised to learn that I was going to Oecusse. Why did Kopernik choose me for this fellowship? It’s not so much that I lack...
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