In Rwanda, 60% of people have mobile phones, but only 22% have access to electricity. Mobile kiosks which produce solar power, to supply electricity, but also Internet access in the more remote corners of the country.
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Good shops with a solar kiosk in Rwanda
The objective of the project: the power and the Internet in remote areas without the infrastructure to bring Jobs, as the Solar Kiosk operators create
Project implementation: Henri Nyakarundis company Ared sells the kiosks in Germany are produced
Project size: 25, this kiosks of which there are so far, 600 to it up to the end of the year
Outlook: Henri Nyakarundi want the concept of Rwanda after Uganda export
A five-kilometre run to the next Generator, because the phone battery is empty? In Rwanda, the is part of everyday life. Henri Nyakarundi want to solve the Problem by bringing nationwide Solar kiosks in the Hinterland. The kiosks can still turn a lot more than just sun into electricity. They provide access to the Internet and offer services such as Pay-TV and mobile phone cards. Their number is expected to rise in the course of the year. In addition, each new Kiosk brings a permanent Job, often for people with a disability, as Kiosk operators for the first time, the opportunity to earn good money. The concept should also take in Uganda on foot. Is produced by the solar kiosk in Germany. Four years ago, the first went into operation. Today, there is a technically more advanced model.
A Film by Dan Hirschfeld