Water for Life International Blog » Underdeveloped Poverty Stricken Communities http://www.waterforlifeintl.org/Water_for_Life_Blog Welcome to Water for Life International's Blog Spot Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:18:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 About Impoverished Sierra Leone – Solar Panel Solution http://www.waterforlifeintl.org/Water_for_Life_Blog/2009/06/11/about-impoverished-sierra-leone-solar-panel-solution/ http://www.waterforlifeintl.org/Water_for_Life_Blog/2009/06/11/about-impoverished-sierra-leone-solar-panel-solution/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:11:59 +0000 Bree http://www.waterforlifeintl.org/Water_for_Life_Blog/?p=20 When Water for Life discovered that many impoverished communities cannot afford the fuel or electricity costs needed to power their water systems, we worked with our partners to develop solar panel systems that provide low-cost and environmentally sustainable energy. The first solar-powered systems were installed last year in Sierra Leone, one of the most impoverished countries in the world and are operating successfully.

There are several different types of systems – reverse osmosis, solar panel, etc. – we will add a complete list soon.

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