Village Projects Website August 2009 Peter Meisen President, Global Energy Network Institute (GENI) (619) Patricia Stevens Project Manager, Global Energy Network Institute (GENI)

Vision Statement To have rural villages move out of poverty and become self sustaining using clean energy

Mission Statement To provide a website that shines a spotlight on rural electrification and poverty alleviation successes globally

Mission Statement To allow the development community, microlenders, ‘equipment’ manufactures and the general public to connect, share ideas and participate To provide a website that shines a spotlight on rural electrification and poverty alleviation successes globally

Mission Statement To make the case for using clean energy to accelerate moving rural communities out of poverty To allow the development community, microlenders, ‘equipment’ manufactures and the general public to connect, share ideas and participate To provide a website that shines a spotlight on rural electrification and poverty alleviation successes globally

Rural Village Micro Lender Village Projects Website brings all parties together Equipment Manufacturers The Village Projects Website is a dynamic tool to generate visibility and support. NGO

It allows people to connect and search the following databases: CountryOrganizations Manufacturers & Suppliers MicrolendersResources All projects taking place in every by organization All doing projects in every country of energy efficient & clean energy equipment in every country in every country materials: handbooks, ‘how to’ manuals & interactive maps

As a tool, The Village Projects Website can bring together Projects on the ground seeking partners and equipment In-country or regional equipment providers Village level microlenders to fund projects The general public to donate or provide microloans directly

What is Clean Energy? Biogas Wind Solar Microhydro

Clean Energy is Solar Photo credit: Barefootcollege.org Photo credit: self.org

Wind & Micro hydro Clean Energy is

Jatropha for fuel oil in modified engine Tanks capture methane gas for fuel Biomass to Biogas Cow manure Crop stubble Or any organic material BioFuels

Why Clean Energy?

Clean Energy means clean water A solar pump brings water to the village and saves women and children hours otherwise spent walking.

Sanitation gives clean Energy Latrines keep drinking water separate from human waste. In waste digesters, biogas can be captured for useable cooking fuel. The goal: keep the environment clean, avoid deadly diseases in the community and create clean fuel.

Clean Energy is essential for Healthcare Lights for surgeries and procedures Refrigeration for medicines for natal vaccines treatment of wounds drugs crucial for fighting malaria and AIDS

Clean Energy makes Communication possible Cell phones People - People To stay connected with loved ones To find jobs To get emergency assistance Entrepreneurs: "I check the market prices for the day on my phone and when it's a good price, I sell." Daniel Mashva from a remote village in S. Africa

The $100 computer (One Laptop Per Child) Designed at MIT by Nicholas Negroponte Revolutionizing access to education globally Providing information to medical personnel in remote villages Computers for Education, Healthcare and Business Photo credit: olpc.org

Are there success stories? Photo credit: self.org

There are many. UN Millennium Villages is a five-year ‘master plan’ project working in 12 sites located in 10 African countries. Villagers are exporting their successes to neighboring villages and transforming Africa. Photo credit: millenniumvillages.org

Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF) is providing solar power and wireless communications to ¼ of the world’s energy poor population. Photo credit: self.org

Barefoot College solar engineers have installed solar photovoltaic (SPV) home lighting systems and fabricated solar lanterns across 10 states of India alone. Our Website will feature and publicize these and many other successful projects. Photo credit: Barefootcollege.org

Please join us to accelerate this process. Patricia Stevens Project Director Peter Meisen President, GENI info(at)geni.org The Village Projects Website is a project of GENI