Renewable Energy for Rural Communities in Borneo
Jennifer Hawkin is raising money for Engineers Without Borders UK
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Engineers Without Borders UK partners with organisations and communities around the world to enhance their capacity to access or deliver engineering solutions. Our Global Engineer Fellowship programme sends qualified engineers along with a group of engineering students to work on collaborative projects with our partner organisations that address engineering skills and knowledge gaps. The programme is designed as a shared learning and development experience for passionate engineers from the partner organisation and Engineers Without Borders UK.
In the summer of 2016 I will begin an Engineers Without Borders volunteering fellowship to provide engineering support to remote indigenous communities in Borneo. A large part of my work will be to support the development of an Electronic Load Controller for Micro-Hydro Turbines. Such power schemes are being developed in Borneo as a means to tackle poverty, providing electricity to communities for improved health, education and general welfare services.
Through fundraising and donations I hope to raise enough to support future volunteers fight poverty with technology and engineering.
Please follow my Twitter account to find out more about how I'm getting on with my preparations (@EWBinBorneo) and check out Tonibung - the partner organisation;
http://tonibungrenewables.blogspot.co.uk/