Friday, January 23, 2009

GHANA in 2010!

From the desk of Dave Wilson

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Good Morning All!

I got an email yesterday from Mr. Isaac Addai (from Ghana) who is an LCC instructor and helps coordinate LCC (health care) students visits to his homeland. This is an event that has taken place for several years now.

My conversation with Isaac is about AEET students making this trip in 2010 and helping them set-up some small alternative energy sources for small (laptop & cellphone battery charging) but crucial electrical needs. Obviously they have abundant sun and most villages are located near streams and rivers and wind power may be possible as well.

So... I'm going to talk to out Program Chair and one or two other people to get a feel for how we might be able to do this. From what I've heard, out-of-pocket expense for students for the 3-week trip is about $5,000.00 (ouch!), but I'm considering it because I think it would be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Not the same as a trip to the International Space Station... but a lot cheaper and probably much more rewarding.

I know I've mentioned this to you before but with more than a year to plan, maybe there are a few students that would like to consider it.

What do you think?

DGW

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