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Giant poppies with solar-powered lawn lamps. The lamps float all around you, gently rocking in the breeze. The space it creates it just stunning.
There is a corner in the back of the yard where light is insufficient and soil poor, so that nothing we plant grows. Mary Ann's solution: a fantasy garden with pinwheels and lights.
Wednesday 14 November 2018: Prok (2397 m) - Lihi (2900 m)
Manaslu Circuit Day 7
Route: Prok / प्रोक (2397 m) - Ghap / घप (2660 m) - Lungha Chhyuda (2375 m) - Suksum - Namrung / नाम्रुङ (2660 m) - Bhanjam / बन्जाम (2650 m) - Lihi / Lhi / लिही (2900 m)
Overnight: Lihi Teahouse (rooms)
We paused in Ghap to distribute LED solar lights to Chak and Tsak villagers before leaving Steffi and Val to do a medical clinic.
A lovely autumn walk through the forest and alongside the Budhi Gandaki river, crossing some splendid water carved corkscrew channels at Lungha Chhyuda.
We sheltered from the rain over a leisurely lunch in Bhanjam, waiting for them to catch up. Meanwhile back in Namrung, a surprisingly smart spot to pass through in this part of the world, Steffi and Val were enjoying a proper coffee at fancy Four Seasons Lodge!
A damp stretch on to Lihi. The rain meant rooms overnight in Lihi tea house, v basic but it’s gave us all the chance to dry off, and Lihi was a lovely serene spot.
Pasty, pumpkin and chips for dinner!
Read more about my November 2018 trek in Nepal on SparklyTrainers: Manaslu & Tsum with Val Pitkethly.
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Nanbet Magdalene is 33 years old and has five children. She lives in Ampang West community in Plateau State, Nigeria.
Nanbet uses a small solar lamp at home for her family and no longer buys kerosene. She also uses a clean cookstove to save on firewood for cooking. She has been a Solar Sister entrepreneur since 2016.
She told us her story:
"Growing up was challenging because my parents were not together and I didn't really have anyone to help me. I got into an early marriage to get some support.
Then six years ago, my husband left me. He sold the family farm, locked me out of the house and left me to raise our five children.
It was so hard. People would look at me like I'd gone out of my senses. It was not easy to get three meals a day. And by April, when the food was done, I struggled to feed my children. I was praying so hard for help with so many challenges.
I started with Solar Sister a year ago now. And it has helped to change things. Before my life wasn't like this. People have since been surprised to see me and my children, with meat on our bones. People ask me, "What is going on with you? You are looking good!"
With the profits from selling solar lamps I paid for two grandchildren to go to school. I also pay for fertilizers and laborers for my field, which helps me to grow more. In the future, I want to buy my own large plot of land.
Solar Sister helps me a lot in different corners and angles of my life. It is not just the income. I made friends with Mercy through Solar Sister. We advise each other on how to sell products and on the challenges. Sometimes we visit each other. We rub our minds together and arrive at answers.
The challenges are less now, I am not down in that level now. And I know that it will get better."
Nanbet is also proud of how selling solar products has made an impact in her customers' lives:
"It changes people's lives - it reduces poverty. Many people tell me that when they buy the [solar] product and it reduces costs for them."
Zebedee is a www.solar-aid.org project in Kenya, producing portable solar-powered domestic lighting. The Zebedee kit can be used as a lamp, to power a radio or to charge a mobile phone.
Female Adult Literacy program was initiated in 2016. At present PEP is running 26 Female Adult Literacy (FAL) Centers with 316 Female Adult Literacy members (Adult Students) in different areas of rural Sindh as follows,
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Mirpurkhas47
Khawaja Goth7
Tando Allahyar80
Tando Ghulam Ali134
There are 6 area officers and 1 WEP coordinator for the implementing and monitoring of the adult literacy program.
As a gesture of appreciation Pervaiz Lodhie President and founder LEDtronics Inc. offered a special gift of a Solar Powered LED Solar Light to the 316 student and 7 program officers.
Funding for the solar lights was provided by one of gentleman from USA. His name is not mentioned here on his advice.
First distribution ceremony was held on Thursday October 12, 2017 in Shaleemabad, Achaar Khaskeli & Shanti Nagar ALCs located in Tando Allahyar districts.
Lt. Gen (Retd.) Syed Perwaiz Shahid a renowned educationist was chief guest for the event.
Ms. Lillian Charles Program Manager PEP and other team members from PEP were present in the event.
During the ceremony 72 female students received solar lanterns. PEP will organize another event in Hyderabad for the distribution of remaining solar lights in November 2017.
Hope you are well , I am fine too. We are thankful for all your support through lights that you have provided to Women who are part of Adult literacy classes. As I have received a call from Mr Shahid i am sharing the following information with you.
Women Empowerment groups were started in 2013 in all the PEP schools. The ideas was to provide awareness to women regarding their rights, responsibilities, savings, and issues such as early marriage. These women were provided training on building low cost washroom and they were also provided training on how to save their families during severe floods. At present PEP has 67 groups in total. Each group has a group of 10 females.
In 2016 , on the request of women, adult literacy course is introduced to the women. Project aimed at 5 centres in 2016 but 27 centre were started in 2016. they women were provide free books and no fee was charged from them. A mobilizer from the same village taught these classes.. They course is designed for one year as it is a weekly class.
In 2017 , PEP introduced a centre where women can learn from android tablets. PEP has designed three grade applications in Sindhi on tablets which are useful for these women. They can use those applications and hear sounds and can read the sentences and stories.
Now women are able to read and write sentences. Instead of thumb print they can write their names. They developed their confidence and able to perform theater on sensitive issues. Some of the theatre performances are uploaded on PEP website.
PEP is reaching out to the marginalized communities with a hope of educating them and making them effective citizen of our country.
PEP requested you to distribute these light as a token of thanks and as a resource for them so they can use it in the night too. They are thankful for all the encouragement that you have provided to them.
Please feel free to ask further information.
Wednesday 20 April 2016
Jase Bhanjyang (3550m) - Meadow viewpoint above Lamjura La (3805m) - Taktor (2900m) - Junbesi (2700m)
Another day of fabulous views of the Himalaya.
The morning dawned clear and crisp, and saying farewell to our Jase Bhanjyang hosts we headed uphill, following the path past chortens with magical views north east (as far as Manaslu) and north west, emerging at an upland meadow in the shadow of Pikekhop, high above the Lamjura La, and the valley of the Taktor Khola. Small planes passing by, almost below us, on the Lukla-KTM shuttle run. Numbur and Karyolang straight ahead.
After a photo stop we headed downhill descending through forests to reach the main path down from the Lamjura La and on to Junbesi. Beautiful rhododendrons in bloom. Hazel and I had been there last in 2011 on our warm up walk in week for the Three High Passes to Everest.
Val and Chhiring handed out one of LED's solar lights to a cow herder we met en route; a short while later we passed his wife at their polytunnel home. Leaving the forest behind us, we reached small farmsteads in a picturesque alpine setting where an old lady materialised in search of a solar light and some medicine - Val providing both. In return, a thank you song and dance. Lovely.
Downhill, past flag iris, to Taktor and the familiar small settlements leading to Junbesi. Getting hotter as the day wore on and we lost height. We stopped for a cuppa with a lovely lady Val remembered - it was fascinating being in someone's kitchen and living room.
Turning the corner into the Besi valley we were treated to clear views of Junbesi and beyond, and clear signs of earthquake damage - although many of the lodges had been or were being rebuilt, the stupa and school were both in ruins. We had a great view of Junbesi's school hostel that four of Val's Canadian friends had helped reconstruct in January.
Settling into the lovely Apple Garden Lodge - a return visit for me - we lunched and then headed out with Val to visit the hostel.
Back at the Apple Garden, we sorted out our tents - actually next to the apple garden - then adjourned to the lounge, where we met Steffi's "Russians", who turned out to be Ukrainians Lubko and Mykola from Lviv, and backpacker Jack who turned out to live down the road from Charles..... which resulted in a late night - 8.30pm!
Read more on SparklyTrainers: Val Pitkethly's On and Off the Beaten Track through Solukhumbu.
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Chameli Deni's d-light solar panel lamp, in Parrot Hill village, Jharkhand, India. She belongs to the Ghatwal caste, one of the lower castes.
I'm making a little progress on my flower bed. I painted the garden quote on the rock on Saturday, Michael gave the old cast-iron headboard another coat of paint, and Paul added the solar lights on Sunday evening. THEN, I couldn't resist the urge to add some garden gnomes to the scene. They were actually a wedding gift from my godmother. They used to set on top of my TV, until we got the entertainment center, then they were relegated to a shoebox.
This origami lily was a Sunday afternoon project with my little daughter. It is based on the tutorial u-handbag.typepad.com/uhandblog/2008/05/simple-origami.html and uses a solar garden LED light as technical base. More details at tinkerthon.de/2012/02/origami-lilien-nachtlicht/
Wednesday 20 April 2016
Jase Bhanjyang (3550m) - Meadow viewpoint above Lamjura La (3805m) - Taktor (2900m) - Junbesi (2700m)
Another day of fabulous views of the Himalaya.
The morning dawned clear and crisp, and saying farewell to our Jase Bhanjyang hosts we headed uphill, following the path past chortens with magical views north east (as far as Manaslu) and north west, emerging at an upland meadow in the shadow of Pikekhop, high above the Lamjura La, and the valley of the Taktor Khola. Small planes passing by, almost below us, on the Lukla-KTM shuttle run. Numbur and Karyolang straight ahead.
After a photo stop we headed downhill descending through forests to reach the main path down from the Lamjura La and on to Junbesi. Beautiful rhododendrons in bloom. Hazel and I had been there last in 2011 on our warm up walk in week for the Three High Passes to Everest.
Val and Chhiring handed out one of LED's solar lights to a cow herder we met en route; a short while later we passed his wife at their polytunnel home. Leaving the forest behind us, we reached small farmsteads in a picturesque alpine setting where an old lady materialised in search of a solar light and some medicine - Val providing both. In return, a thank you song and dance. Lovely.
Downhill, past flag iris, to Taktor and the familiar small settlements leading to Junbesi. Getting hotter as the day wore on and we lost height. We stopped for a cuppa with a lovely lady Val remembered - it was fascinating being in someone's kitchen and living room.
Turning the corner into the Besi valley we were treated to clear views of Junbesi and beyond, and clear signs of earthquake damage - although many of the lodges had been or were being rebuilt, the stupa and school were both in ruins. We had a great view of Junbesi's school hostel that four of Val's Canadian friends had helped reconstruct in January.
Settling into the lovely Apple Garden Lodge - a return visit for me - we lunched and then headed out with Val to visit the hostel.
Back at the Apple Garden, we sorted out our tents - actually next to the apple garden - then adjourned to the lounge, where we met Steffi's "Russians", who turned out to be Ukrainians Lubko and Mykola from Lviv, and backpacker Jack who turned out to live down the road from Charles..... which resulted in a late night - 8.30pm!
Read more on SparklyTrainers: Val Pitkethly's On and Off the Beaten Track through Solukhumbu.
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Major destruction today. I finally activated my $100 pole saw -- a chainsaw on a 10-foot retractable pole. Removed the smaller tree bits touching/over my house, and then went on what can only be called The Biggest Rampage Of Lifeform Destruction I've Ever Gone On In My Life. You can't even see the walkway from all the debris from the recent pro tree removal PLUS my pole saw rampage. The saw cost $100 and it's likely I may only use it every few years, so I wanted to get the most out of the outing as I could. Anyway, this ugly swath of yard here represents the IMPROVED yard. It's now possible to actually walk across it. It wasn't really before. Plus we added a bunch of $3 Home Depot solar lights.
overgrowth removal, yard work.
Chrysler 300M 1999 car, Pontiac Bonneville 1993 car, destruction, house maintenance, solar lights, umbrella.
front yard, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
June 20, 2011.
... Read my blog at ClintJCL.wordpress.com
... Read Carolyn's blog at CarolynCASL.wordpress.com
BACKSTORY: So our homeowners insurance (Farmers) got dropped due to having peeling paint on our window sills, trees touching our roof, and yard overgrowth (and possibly other reasons I forgot). Weak. Since when did one's level of yardwork affect insurability? So we had to clear some overgrowth. Couple days of yard work.
Zebedee is a www.solar-aid.org project in Kenya, producing portable solar-powered domestic lighting. The Zebedee kit can be used as a lamp, to power a radio or to charge a mobile phone.
For the tutorial visit: thedabblingcrafter.blogspot.com/2011/05/diy-wednesday-sol...
More tutorials available at thedabblingcrafter.blogspot.com
Wednesday 20 April 2016
Jase Bhanjyang (3550m) - Meadow viewpoint above Lamjura La (3805m) - Taktor (2900m) - Junbesi (2700m)
Another day of fabulous views of the Himalaya.
The morning dawned clear and crisp, and saying farewell to our Jase Bhanjyang hosts we headed uphill, following the path past chortens with magical views north east (as far as Manaslu) and north west, emerging at an upland meadow in the shadow of Pikekhop, high above the Lamjura La, and the valley of the Taktor Khola. Small planes passing by, almost below us, on the Lukla-KTM shuttle run. Numbur and Karyolang straight ahead.
After a photo stop we headed downhill descending through forests to reach the main path down from the Lamjura La and on to Junbesi. Beautiful rhododendrons in bloom. Hazel and I had been there last in 2011 on our warm up walk in week for the Three High Passes to Everest.
Val and Chhiring handed out one of LED's solar lights to a cow herder we met en route; a short while later we passed his wife at their polytunnel home. Leaving the forest behind us, we reached small farmsteads in a picturesque alpine setting where an old lady materialised in search of a solar light and some medicine - Val providing both. In return, a thank you song and dance. Lovely.
Downhill, past flag iris, to Taktor and the familiar small settlements leading to Junbesi. Getting hotter as the day wore on and we lost height. We stopped for a cuppa with a lovely lady Val remembered - it was fascinating being in someone's kitchen and living room.
Turning the corner into the Besi valley we were treated to clear views of Junbesi and beyond, and clear signs of earthquake damage - although many of the lodges had been or were being rebuilt, the stupa and school were both in ruins. We had a great view of Junbesi's school hostel that four of Val's Canadian friends had helped reconstruct in January.
Settling into the lovely Apple Garden Lodge - a return visit for me - we lunched and then headed out with Val to visit the hostel.
Back at the Apple Garden, we sorted out our tents - actually next to the apple garden - then adjourned to the lounge, where we met Steffi's "Russians", who turned out to be Ukrainians Lubko and Mykola from Lviv, and backpacker Jack who turned out to live down the road from Charles..... which resulted in a late night - 8.30pm!
Read more on SparklyTrainers: Val Pitkethly's On and Off the Beaten Track through Solukhumbu.
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Red/Amber/Blue color strobe lightbars for car trucks,14 LED modules,48pcs 1 watt LEDs,12-15 flashing patterns,IP65,1 year warranty--ODM/OEM, kate@signalchn.com
The Solar Pebble is an innovative solar powered lamp, targeted for use in rural Africa, as a humanitarian product, and at home in the UK as the perfect gift for outdoors, camping and festival enthusiasts.
Presently, in the world’s poorest regions including sub-Saharan Africa, reliance on kerosene burning lanterns kills one person every 20 seconds.
The LED Solar Pebble is powered by batteries that are charged from the sun via a small, efficient solar panel. It also has the ability to charge mobile phones and other devices!
The versatile ratchet handle allows the product to be carried and angled when standing or suspended.
The product can also easily be strapped to a backpack for daytime charging.
Find out more at, www.plusminussolar.co.uk
Nanda, a microentrepreneur with SSP. These entrepreneurs are known as Sakhis (meaning sister/friend in Marathi)
For 11 years we've been annoyed at how hard it is to see at night when on this concrete patio.
Half of that problem is addressed by the big gaping window (currently with no blinds or curtains! Ahhh! Security breach!) letting our light out. But the final solution is this $3 Home Depot solar light, stood up inside the umbrella holder to our patio table (which is filled with counterweight rocks as per the original instructions for the table). This casts just enough light that you can see the concrete a bit at night. And the one wedged into the bricks by the top of the stairs (LIFE TETRIS!) allows us to use the stairs at night. Problem solved for $6, plus we can take these things camping if we are so inclined.
bricks, house maintenance, kudzu, solar light, stairs, umbrella holder, umbrella stand.
side yard, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
October 14, 2011.
... Read my blog at ClintJCL.wordpress.com
... Read Carolyn's blog at CarolynCASL.wordpress.com
BACKSTORY: Random pics taken during our 2011 house maintenance. Our most taxing house-related year since the completion of our addition.
30cm*30cm solar flashing light with 6A battery,panel power/battery,4 LED modules,16pcs LEDs--ODM/OEM warning lights, kate@signalchn.com
This LED Ceiling Lighting 9W is a recessed architectural LED Ceiling light that utilizes 9pcs super bright LED to deliver 660 lumens of high quality light, with an amazing efficacy of 72 lumens per watt. This LED Ceiling Lighting 9W can replace the 65W incandescent light with only 9 Watts. It is an energy-efficient lighting alternative to conventional recessed lighting for both business and home lighting.
Features:
1. Save Energy: 9W replace 65W incandescent bulbs
2. Eco-friendly: long life, energy saving and no mercury
3. Seamlessly integrate some truly unobtrusive recessed lighting into your design project.
Specification:
1. LED: 9x1W High Power LED
2. Luminous Flux: 660 lumens
3. Energy consumption: 9 Watts
4. Color Temperature (K): 6000K-6500K (Cool White) / 3000K-3500K (Warm White)
5. Color: Warm White/Cool White, Red, Green, Blue and Yellow available
6. Color Rendering Index (CRI): 78 (Cool White), 76(Warm White)
7. Beam Angle: 180 degrees (glass lens, optical grade)
8: Lens Type: Frosted
9. Operating Temperature: -10 ~ 45 degrees Celsius
10. Input Voltage: AC85-265V
11. Housing Materials: anodized aluminum
12. Lifespan: 50,000hours
13. Dimensions (mm): Φ140xH62mm
14. Cutout Dimension(mm): Φ120mm
15. Gift Box (mm): 145x145x90mm
16. Carton Box (mm): 480x480x220mm (18pcs)
17. Warranty Years: 2 years
Zebedee is a www.solar-aid.org project in Kenya, producing portable solar-powered domestic lighting. The Zebedee kit can be used as a lamp, to power a radio or to charge a mobile phone.