Solar Lighting & Stove, Funded by Merkur Cooperative Bank, Denmark
Update June 2015
LIGHT in Schools
It’s so expensive, in fact, that we’ve heard stories of parents stopping their children from studying at night because they can’t afford the kerosene to keep the lights on. Teachers in rural areas often complain that their urban peers have an unfair advantage simply because their children have light at night. The donation of 30 Solar powered lighting units to 30 schools is the best solution for the future in the above stories and complaints.
In June, JEEP installed Three Solar lighting systems in three schools of Mirembe Junior School in Wakiso district, Good Heart Primary School and Ikonia Parents Primary School in Luuka district. This has greatly expanded and attributed to the learning potential of pupils and students. School head teachers have greatly appreciated and welcomed the JEEP / Merkur Bank initiative and opportunity to clean light in classrooms hence having additional evening and early morning reading hours.
In June, JEEP constructed three Institutional stoves with support from Merkur Cooperative Bank of Denmark. The three beneficially schools were St. Stephen Senior Secondary School in Nawampiti Sub County Luuka with the student’s population at 425 students, 200 boys and 225 girls with a staff population is 22 teachers; Nakabaala High School with a population of 547 students 347 are boys and 200 are girls and a teaching staff of 35 teachers; Nile High School in Luuka district in Kiyunga Sub County with a population of 1520 pupils of which 810 are male and 710 are female and a staff population is 52 teachers. One local artisan at St. Stephen senior secondary school was trained in skills of usage and maintenance of the stove.
Update May 2015
LIGHT in Schools
Lack of access to electricity limits the children to study at night thus hindering them to compete with their counterparts who have access to electricity. It is for this cause that Merkur Bank in Denmark and Joint Energy and Environment Projects (JEEP) partnered to implement a project aimed at addressing the need for solar energy in 30 schools.
On 06th, 07th and 28th /05/2015, JEEP installed three solar lighting systems in 3 schools,Ikirah Education Center- Kyazanga Town council in Lwengo district, Luwunga Preparatory school- Kituntu Sub County in Mpigi district and St Jude Kitokolo Primary School- Nkozi Sub County in Mpigi district
Stove construction under Merkur bank project
On 8th to 9th May JEEP constructed an Institutional stove at St. John Senior Secondary school in Mpigi district that is Muduuma Sub County. The student’s population is 241 students, 118 boys and 123 girls. Staff population is 21 teachers, 15 male and 6 female.
On 10th to 12th May Little Angels primary school in Nkokonjeru town council that is Buikwe district, also received an institutional stove. The student’s population is 616 students, 293 boys and 323 girls. The staff population is 28 teachers, 14 male and 14 female.
TORORO DISTRICT
On 04th – 06th February 2015, JEEP installed two solar lighting systems in two schools in Tororo district which included, New Life Secondary School in Nagongera sub – county and Awkot Primary School in Mukujju sub – county.
Before installation of solar systems in the above schools, JEEP created awareness about the significance of renewable energy like solar energy and environmental conservation knowledge to students, teachers and parents to which they all promised to be responsible for the solar lighting system which would boost the level of education for both students and teachers while ensuring that no fire accidents occurred, but expenditures on fuel controlled.
BUSIA DISTRICT
3 solar systems were installed in different schools ie, Shine out reach primary school, Mutumba Primary school, Bando Primary school in Busia district.
Update September 2014
Solar Installation
KASESE DISTRICT
On 24th – 26th September 2014, JEEP installed three solar lighting systems in three schools in Kasese district which included,Snow Line High School in Bugoye sub – county, Ndugutu Standard Academy in Bugoye sub – county and Bwesumbu Peas High School in Bwesumbu sub – county.
Before installation of solar panels in the above schools, JEEP created awareness about the significance of renewable energy like solar energy and environmental conservation knowledge to students, teachers and parents to which they all promised to be responsible for the solar lighting system which would boost the level of education for both students and teachers while ensuring that no fire accidents occurred, but expenditures on fuel controlled.
