After visiting the international conference on wind turbines in Dakar, it felt like the whole world is already aware of the great possibilities of this concept: locally fabricated wind turbines with local material and local knowledge. At this conference more than 15 organizations presented their success stories in Africa and South-America.
Now back in Netherlands and Tanzania, the feeling is opposite. There are so many people still not aware of what ‘I Love Windpower’ and similar organizations are doing in development countries. Therefore I decided to put more effort in reaching a lot of people.
How to do? Via the new social media. Is it a hype? or does it really work? Let’s see. I started a new project in which I am going to train the disabled employees (polio-victims in early childhood) of Wonder Workshop in Dar Es Salaam on how to make a Piggott-turbine. They are already experienced making perfect wooden blades. But they can do the whole turbine, I am convinced! This project I am going to promote through the new social media. A good starting point will be at the 1% club.
After visiting the international conference on wind turbines in Dakar, it felt like the whole world is already aware of the great possibilities of this concept: locally fabricated wind turbines with local material and local knowledge. At this conference more than 15 organizations presented their success stories in Africa and South-America.
Now back in Netherlands and Tanzania, the feeling is opposite. There are so many people still not aware of what ‘I Love Windpower’ and similar organizations are doing in development countries. Therefore I decided to put more effort in reaching a lot of people.
How to do? Via the new social media. Is it a hype? or does it really work? Let’s see. I started a new project in which I am going to train the disabled employees (polio-victims in early childhood) of Wonder Workshop in Dar Es Salaam on how to make a Piggott-turbine. They are already experienced making perfect wooden blades. But they can do the whole turbine, I am convinced! This project I am going to promote through the new social media. A good starting point will be clicking at our project page at the 1% club.
