Solar Panels Installation on the School of Binte

The installation of solar panels on the School of Binte will allow the community to keep on working on the fields during the day and attending the literacy courses during the evenings.

The school EBU de Binte is situated in Carache Island at tabanca de Binte and it was built in 2008. Benefits 58 students, in two separate classrooms and they come from two different tabancas - Binte and Cutcham. This school is the outcome of the community's will in creating conditions for the children to study primary school, which is their right by law. But this place isn't exclusively for infants. Installing solar panels at the school, allows the school to have light during the night which will ensure night alphabetization classes to field workers who work throughout the day. The solar panels in addition to be a sustainable green energy, will assure a bigger comfort to the students that'll going to be able to study at night. Due to the geography of the archipelago, the state and even the non governmental organizations have great difficulty to provide to the islands. Fundação Escama's intervention, as a local agent is vital in guaranteeing this isolated communities their participation in civil society and their evolution.

About the author

ESCama Foundation: School, Health, Community, placed in Guinea-Bissau, it's a national instituition, nonpartisan, secular and non-profit, with proven work experience since 2016. Our scope of intervention it's in Bigajós' Archipelago, specifically in the Bolama/Bigajós' villages. Our team is composed by an Executive Board, which governing bodies are available at the official website, and by the employees that work with the Foundation, amongst them teachers and nurses from Guinea-Bissau, and members of the local community. Our Mission is to contribute actively in the living conditions improvement at the Boloma/Bigajós' villages, for that its' locals have access to a proper education and basic healthcare, water, light and transportation.

Budget and due dates

• The material resources that wil be used will be bought in Guinea Bissau.
• The human resources will be active elements from the community and people specialized in construction.
• We are estimating 1100€ for the materials and transport.
• The project will be implemented in September 2019, after the rainy season.

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