The last two weeks, the disabled people of the Wonder Workshop did a fantastic job by producing the complete blade assemblies of four wind turbines! The most work is the sawing, carving and shaving of the aerodynamic blade shape from a beam of wood. They learned the different steps very quickly. They also fully understand… Read more »
For the Windpower Tanzania project to be a success, there are several requirements that must be met. One of these requirements – finding a reliable Tanzanian partner – seems now to be fulfilled by our collaboration with REDCOT (Renewable Energy Development Company Tanzania). The first prototype of our turbine has already been constructed side by… Read more »
In Tanzania employment opportunities for disabled Tanzania are few and far between. Daily life is a struggle. When you drive through the city of Dar es Salaam, often you can see Tanzanians with disabilities sitting or lying close to road crossings, begging for money. There is now hope for change as the Tanzanian Government has… Read more »
After an initial period with a lot of office work, we actually started using our hands with the building of the first proto-type. In the first weeks that ‘I Love Windpower’ operated in Tanzania, most of the time was needed to write project proposals, update the business plan, find customers and communicate to all stakeholders… Read more »