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Haiti Shedding Light on Power of Solar to Transform Lives, the Economy
Haiti Shedding Light on Power of Solar to Transform Lives, the Economy
For the solar industry in the United States, Haiti is our showcase.
DAVID CRANE: APRIL 5, 2012
On my first night in Haiti more than a year ago, I walked out into the clear night to the parked SUV that would whisk me safely back to my quaint hotel nestled in the hills overlooking Port au Prince. As the driver opened the door for me, I noticed a small leg protruding from under the vehicle. The leg belonged to a young child, fast asleep, sheltered under the protection of the front bumper. My host roused the homeless boy, who wearily stood up, naked from the waist down, and then vanished into the unlit city.
Observing my obvious distress, my host simply said “wait until you see Boucan Carré”.
The Boucan Carré region in Haiti’s Central Plateau can’t be called a forgotten land; it is a stretch of rocky earth where few live and most people never knew existed in the first place. Even in the context of Haiti, a poor country, Boucan Carré is an impoverished place.
But Boucan Carré is blessed with two things: bountiful sunlight and an industrious people --ready, willing and able to improve their living conditions if provided the tools to do so. That is why President Bill Clinton, Dr. Paul Farmer and a host of aid experts and energy executives traveled to Boucan Carré a few weeks ago to see what could be achieved when you equip a naturally energetic people with even a modest dose of solar power.
President Clinton’s ...
For the solar industry in the United States, Haiti is our showcase.
DAVID CRANE: APRIL 5, 2012
On my first night in Haiti more than a year ago, I walked out into the clear night to the parked SUV that would whisk me safely back to my quaint hotel nestled in the hills overlooking Port au Prince. As the driver opened the door for me, I noticed a small leg protruding from under the vehicle. The leg belonged to a young child, fast asleep, sheltered under the protection of the front bumper. My host roused the homeless boy, who wearily stood up, naked from the waist down, and then vanished into the unlit city.
Observing my obvious distress, my host simply said “wait until you see Boucan Carré”.
The Boucan Carré region in Haiti’s Central Plateau can’t be called a forgotten land; it is a stretch of rocky earth where few live and most people never knew existed in the first place. Even in the context of Haiti, a poor country, Boucan Carré is an impoverished place.
But Boucan Carré is blessed with two things: bountiful sunlight and an industrious people --ready, willing and able to improve their living conditions if provided the tools to do so. That is why President Bill Clinton, Dr. Paul Farmer and a host of aid experts and energy executives traveled to Boucan Carré a few weeks ago to see what could be achieved when you equip a naturally energetic people with even a modest dose of solar power.
President Clinton’s ...
http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/Guest-Post-Haiti-Shedding-Light-on-Power-of-Solar-to-Transform-Lives-the-/
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