Obama’s step-grandmother, Mama Sarah Obama, just got a brand new set of solar panels installed on the roof of her home in Kenya. Her previous ones were a gift from an airline executive who wanted her to see her grandson’s historic election on television. Sarah Obama lives in a village that does not have electricity.
From Ecorazzi:
Fast forward almost a year later and Mama Sara is now living off-the-grid with clean energy powering her entire home. Young Kenyans working with Greenpeace’s Solar Generation initiative installed the panels, along with a brand new roof. “I am very pleased that my home has been improved thanks to solar energy and I’ll make sure my grandson hears about it,” Mama Sarah said. “Solar power is clean, reliable and affordable, unlike paraffin that is widely used in the area. Also, we now have qualified youth in the village who can help with the upkeep of the systems.”
The panels were installed as part of a 20-day workshop hosted by Greenpeace’s Solar Generation with 25 participants from the Kibera Community Youth Programme, along with community members from the village of Nyangíoma Kogelo.
Link [Ecorazzi]
Photo credit: Richard Mark Dobson / GREENPEACE
