SWEPA & Barefoot College

WOMEN HELPING WOMEN & RURAL SOLUTIONS FOR RURAL PROBLEMS

This Project’s Beneficiary

Kg. Sonsogon Magandai

100 Households

5 hours from Kota Marudu

SWEPA’s Objectives

Empowerment of Women as Agents of Change

Empowerment of Community in Village

Provide Solar Energy to a Remote Village with no electricity

SWEPA’s Objectives

Project Analysis – SWEPA Perspective

A. STRENGTHS

1. Partnerships

A1. Partnerships

Local & International

Sabah Credit Corporation

Barefoot College

Government

& more…

A. STRENGTHS

1. Partnerships

2. Project Concept 2.1 Feasibility : Barefoot College 2.2 Commitment : Community-owned 2.3 Infrastructure : REW 2.4 Continuity : 5 years’ worth of spare parts & PACOS Trust

Project Analysis – SWEPA Perspective

Project Analysis – SWEPA Perspective

B. WEAKNESSES

1. Technology – increase capacity/output

2. Trust Factor - District Office reassured community

3. Implementation of Fund Collection

Project Analysis – SWEPA Perspective

C. OPPORTUNITIES

1. Community : Entrepreneurial – what do they need / want

2. NGO : Further Empowerment

3. Integration with other projects

Project Analysis – SWEPA Perspective

D. CHALLENGES

1. Finance

2. Acceptance – 6 months away

3. Currency exchange

Bunker Roy & Meagan Fallone visit

Women Empowerment

Community Empowerment

Community Empowerment

Thank You

www.swepa.org

https://swepabarefootsolarproject.wordpress.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuqWucWSh-E (“24 Hours of Reality : Field Report – India’s

Barefoot College” by Climate Change)

email : hanaa.abdullah2@gmail.com