DRMSD installed solar cell panel at Ebnat Woreda

Department of Disaster Risk Management & Sustainable Development, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Bahir Dar University,  launched its ever first solar cell panel at Worgaja Elementary School, Ebinat woreda as part of the project "Promoting resilience of rural communities in Ethiopia through climate change science and technology", implemented through the collaboration of Bahir Dar University and Universitat Jaume I (Spain). The project was initiated to support the ‘School Safety and Climate Change Adaptation Training program’ facilitated by Bahir Dar University in collaboration with Plan international Ethiopia (Amhara Program Unit).

According to the training program coordinator, Ato Misganaw Teshager, the solar panel installed in Worgaja rural kebele benefits the rural school not only in terms of powering the radio educational program but also in helping students to study during night time. “As one of the outgoing departments in the university, we are in our element when we have to make this announcement off that we launched a solar cell plant at Ebinat Woreda, Worigaja Elementary School. We will keep you posted on anything else which we are doing under DRMSD-CAES”. He also noted the role of cooperation between universities and departments within universities in the provision of appropriate community services. He thanked University of Jaume I (Spain) for covering the cost of the photovoltaic materials and preparation of instructional manual; Plan international Ethiopia (Amhara Program Unit) for coordinating and linking our effort to their existing project; and experts of BDU Energy center for doing all the installations and unreserved technical support; and finally he thank Ato Tesfahun Asmamaw and Dr. Belayneh Ayele for their enthusiastic coordination of the BDU-UJI photovoltaic project.