{"id":33134,"date":"2018-04-04T11:28:36","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T11:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waka-waka.com\/?p=33134"},"modified":"2019-09-09T11:49:15","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T11:49:15","slug":"zambia-cooperation-with-habitat-for-humanity-brings-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waka-waka.com\/fr\/2018\/04\/zambia-cooperation-with-habitat-for-humanity-brings-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Zambia: cooperation with Habitat for Humanity brings light"},"content":{"rendered":"

The successful collaboration between the Dutch and Zambian Departments of Habitat for Humanity and WakaWaka has lit up the Linda Community in Lusaka province! A first distribution of 504 WakaWaka Powers+<\/a> in April 2016 was met with so much enthusiasm by both Habitat for Humanity Zambia and the Linda community that forces were combined again to make a second distribution round possible, which took place in May and July of this year. What makes this donation stand out is that besides donating 250 WakaWaka Powers, the donation also included 100 WakaWaka Base10 and 135 Pocket Lights<\/a>, a pilot providing both Habitat for Humanity and WakaWaka itself with key information on the response to these means of sharing light and power.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

What is the situation in Linda?<\/h3>\n

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\u201cLinda\u201d is a rural community in the Lusaka province of Zambia. The Linda community has a population of 35,000 people, of which the majority isn\u2019t formally employed. The community is behind on the development of basic infrastructure, such as roads and accessible energy sources. With the re-emergence of load\u2013shedding in Zambia, there is a lack of continuous and reliable energy. Sad to say, the Linda community is also behind in other areas of development such as education, healthcare and housing.<\/p>\n

(Picture:\u00a0\u00a9 Habitat For Humanity Zambia: Mrs. Tuweleko Tembo charging her WakaWaka and showing how she connects the lights.)<\/i><\/p>\n

Cooperation with Habitat for Humanity<\/h3>\n

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The successful collaboration between the Dutch and Zambian Departments of Habitat for Humanity and WakaWaka has lit up the Linda Community in Lusaka province. The WakaWakas were successfully distributed to a wide array of beneficiaries within the community and were received with a lot of enthusiasm and anticipation, as was made clear by the large, energetic turn-up during distributions and demonstrations. Community members were very keen on obtaining a WakaWaka and joining the group of beneficiaries using alternative energy and lighting solutions.<\/p>\n

(Picture:\u00a0Habitat For Humanity Zambia:\u00a0 Lucia Phiri [51] ensuring that her power pack is charged to light up her vegetable stand after dark.)<\/i><\/p>\n

So who’s lucky hands did these WakaWaka\u2019s end up in?<\/h3>\n

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