{"id":3596,"date":"2019-02-03T10:04:58","date_gmt":"2019-02-03T10:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shahennews.com\/eng\/?p=3596"},"modified":"2019-02-03T10:04:58","modified_gmt":"2019-02-03T10:04:58","slug":"panasonic-and-world-vision-launch-off-grid-solutions-project-in-narok-county-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shahennews.com\/eng\/archives\/3596\/panasonic-and-world-vision-launch-off-grid-solutions-project-in-narok-county-kenya\/","title":{"rendered":"Panasonic and World Vision Launch Off-grid Solutions Project in Narok County, Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>shaheennews<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3597\" src=\"http:\/\/shahennews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/World-Vision_1549180375-1-300x78.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shahennews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/World-Vision_1549180375-1-300x78.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shahennews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/World-Vision_1549180375-1.jpg 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">World Vision and Panasonic Corporation have launched an Off-grid Solutions Project in Narok County, Kenya. Panasonic has donated power supply stations, solar storage devices, solar lanterns and other lighting equipment at the launching ceremony held on January 31, 2019, in Ilkimati community in Narok.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This Off-grid Solutions Project is one of Panasonic&#8217;s corporate social responsibility initiatives that are aimed at celebrating the centennial of the company&#8217;s founding. This project is intended for communities in Asia and Africa with a large off-grid population, where Panasonic works with NGOs that are making efforts to address social issues. In Kenya,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wvi.org%2Fkenya&amp;esheet=51933377&amp;newsitemid=20190131005527&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=World+Vision&amp;index=1&amp;md5=a2653b2f7cd3a0f20ed4aa11df5150b3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">World Vision<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0implements this two-year project as the partner organization (To learn more about the project:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fpanasonic.net%2Fsustainability%2Fen%2Fpower%2Fsolution%2F&amp;esheet=51933377&amp;newsitemid=20190131005527&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=http%3A%2F%2Fpanasonic.net%2Fsustainability%2Fen%2Fpower%2Fsolution%2F&amp;index=2&amp;md5=ba04893fd260ad1f7eeb90703de3b95a\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">http:\/\/panasonic.net\/sustainability\/en\/power\/solution\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The project will bring solar powered electricity to an area of Narok County that is not connected to the national power grid. According to the Kenya Population and Housing Census, 22.7% of households countrywide are connected to the national electricity grid. In Narok County, however, only 5.6% of households are covered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Specifically, the new project has provided two solar stations and lighting equipment for Ilkimati Primary School and Enkutoto dispensary. They have also received solar storage devices. In addition, Panasonic has donated\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fpanasonic.net%2Fsustainability%2Fen%2Flantern%2Fproducts.html&amp;esheet=51933377&amp;newsitemid=20190131005527&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=solar+lanterns&amp;index=3&amp;md5=0c2e547a7c1dfe7d692beb06b95d3afa\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">solar lanterns<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to 150 households in the community. This will improve the wellbeing of children and communities in this remote area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To enhance the sustainability of the project, the beneficiaries will be trained on basic knowledge of electricity and the system, and the maintenance of the equipment by the project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once the solar powered electricity is rolled out in the area, World Vision will support the community to run income generating activities such as poultry farming and school gardening that will be fully equipped with solar powered drip irrigation kits. They will also initiate reading camps &#8211; making use of the solar lighting system &#8211; to improve literacy competencies for both children and adults.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Moreover, the provision of solar lanterns as alternatives to the kerosene ones will improve the health status of the Ilkimati community by shielding them from indoor air pollution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The solar technologies will provide the community with opportunities for diversifying their income generating activities and venturing into new areas such as fruit and vegetable cultivation and poultry farming using a chicken egg incubator. In addition, the availability of electricity will enable people to extend their working hours thus increasing family incomes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Since 2006, World Vision has been running a long-term development programme in Narok County (Ilaramatak) that seeks to improve the education, health, nutrition and wellbeing of children in the area. The Programme targets a population of 4,443 adults and 6,919 children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Donation details<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Solar Stations: 2 units (Ilkimati Primary School \/ Enkutoto dispensary)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Solar Storages: 7 units (Church)|Solar Lanterns: 150 units (150 households in the community)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And another lighting equipment<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>About World Vision<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">World Vision is an international Christian humanitarian organisation that is dedicated to working with children, families and communities worldwide. It empowers communities to reach their full potential by addressing causes of poverty and injustices affecting them.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The organisation partners with communities, governments, sponsors, donors and corporates to realise its global strategy, Our Promise 2030, which aims at building brighter futures for vulnerable children worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3599\" src=\"http:\/\/shahennews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/At-the-ceremony_1549180375-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shahennews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/At-the-ceremony_1549180375-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shahennews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/At-the-ceremony_1549180375-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shahennews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/At-the-ceremony_1549180375-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.shahennews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/At-the-ceremony_1549180375.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>shaheennews World Vision and Panasonic Corporation have launched an Off-grid Solutions Project in Narok County, Kenya. 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