Garalo village in Mali didn't have electricity until a company started generating energy from Jatropha seeds which are taken to the mill to be ground into oil [Christian Aid/Abbie Trayler-Smith]
Published On 16 Dec 200916 Dec 2009
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The Jatropha plant is a rich, drought-resistant biofuel and villagers sell nuts from the plant to the electricity company for extra income [Christian Aid/Rachel Stevens]
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Solar panels in the village funded by Christain Aid and Mali Folkecenter provide electricity for a fresh-water pump, school and medical centre [Christian Aid/ATS]
Women attend evening classes in school to learn to read, write and count, thanks to light provided by the solar energy [Christian Aid/RS]
Kadia Doumbia has been attending classes for over a year and can now calculate the right market price for her crops [Christian Aid/RS]
Elecricity allows Alain Dembele, a local council leader, to use a computer and keep up-to-date with central government activities [Christian Aid/RS]
Madou Berthe returned to Garalo when the village installed an electricity generator and now works as a local welder [Christian Aid/RS]
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Tigida Kane, a restaurant owner, is able to keep food and drinks cold in a fridge after electricity was installed in her village [Christian Aid/RS]
