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Imagine… as the clock strikes 10 pm the birth pains start coming for Marium. Her water has broken, and they know it is time. They both head to the clinic to be told that there is no power. The electrical generator is not working because there is no more fuel. The only light you will have is one candle and your husband’s cell phone. That is the uncertainty women like Marium face everyday in rural Kenya.
Our partner, Engitech Africa, has finally been able to deliver one of our 5kWh solar power power generators that clinic in Talek, in southwest Kenya. Those living around the House of Hope Medical Center have been longing for this delivery of power. This couldn’t come fast enough. We at Empower2Transform Solutions have been waiting for the delivery of the devices from our supplier for months. The products ordered in March 2023 finally arrived on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. Once they arrived, the Engitech team headed to the clinic that same day. They arranged for a team of technicians to be available to install the devices on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. As soon as the device was loaded in their car, they drove 5 hours to deliver it to the community clinic. They began installation early the next morning and by 2 pm, the 5 kWh system along with the seven 475w solar panels were installed and up and running. Since then, there has been no need to use their diesel generators.
House of Hope Medical Center is “one of a kind.” As a UN Level 3 Clinic, it has the potential to serve 2000 to 5000 people in the surrounding area. And the only hospital option is over 100 km/60 miles away. Currently, the clinic can serve 50 people each day and even has a 3 bed maternity wing. Reports have shared that people are coming to the clinic from 50 km away. As a Level 3 Clinic, the only staff they have is a clinical technician, a nurse and a lab technologist. They are looking forward to a medical doctor joining the team in Q1 of 2024. The opportunity to add a doctor became a reality with the money they will be saving on diesel for their generator, which has proven to be unreliable. And note, the clinic cannot access grid power as the nearest grid is over 5 kms away from the clinic and the cost of connecting is unattainable.
Currently, their hope to be a fully-functioning clinic has not been met. Before this project even began, they estimated the clinic would need a total of 20kWh for all their power needs. Our E2T Foundation desires to help them meet their goal. With the 5kWh device in place, the non-profit clinic is focused on raise more money to both staff the clinic, as well as, to meet their remaining power needs.
Let us know if you are interested helping people like Marium and other expecting mothers to develop clinics like this across Kenya and Sub-Sahara Africa. Here is the link to our E2T Foundation: https://gcfcanada.com/projects/empower2transform
Download the PDF to read more about this project.
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