Solar Light Program - Rural Village, South India

We are now at the stage where we need volunteers to help us implement our Solar Light Intiative at the tribal village. Volunteer for 2-4 weeks to work with us on this program.

Yearoutindia's Solar light project is a direct outcome of our community development projects at the Mannan tribal settlement. This need was identified by ex Yearoutindia volunteers who worked at the settlement. After an initial project study, a detailed project plan was devised to help source and install Solar/LED lighting systems that were appropriate for the settlement. The village elders and the Mannan King were fully supportive of the project and Yearoutindia has started the campaign to fundraise for this project.

The Mannan has no access little access to electricity and is fully reliant on kerosene lamps as the sole source of fuel and lighting. LPG is too expensive and difficult to come by even with Govt subsidies. The next best option is Kerosene which is expensive, inefficient and toxic. The current electricity supply provided by the state is only available to a limited few and the rest of the settlement cannot financially afford to have electricity connections to their huts.

The project aims initially to effectively and efficiently provide environmentally appropriate and affordable solar technology to the residents of Mannan Tribal settlement of Kozhimala, Kerala. The provision of the solar/LED home lighting system makes available an 'environmentally and health friendly' lighting source.

This new project involves the purchase and installation of Solar/LED home lighting systems - for the sole purpose of illumination - to the Mannan Tribal village of Kozhimala in the Western Ghat Mountains of Kerala, South India.

The proposed system should consists of two/three high efficiency low energy Light Emitting Diode (LED) bulbs, a Thin Film Solar panel and a battery that is able to absorb the sun's energy and store enough energy even in cloudy weather. The unit should provide a lighting source for approximately 4-5 hours per night.

If you are able to volunteer with Yearoutindia on this community development program, please do get in touch.

Please contact info@yearoutindia.com