BBC World Challenge 2009 – Five finalists for the BBC World Challenge 2009 address issues of household energy.
Now in its fifth year, World Challenge 2009 is a global competition aimed at finding projects or small businesses from around the world that have shown enterprise and innovation at a grass roots level.
Some of the finalists addressing household energy initiatives are:
- India: Solar Sisters – These Barefoot Solar Engineers are bringing solar power to Africa’s countryside, lighting up the bush. Vote at: http://www.theworldchallenge.co.uk/2009-finalists-project01.php
- Kenya: Fuel Cell – A prison in Kenya is using inmate’s waste to power the kitchens and heating, reducing energy costs and improving the health of the prisoners.
Vote at: http://www.theworldchallenge.co.uk/2009-finalists-project03.php - The Democratic Republic of Congo: Jiko Rescue – The endangered Mountain Gorilla population is getting a helping hand from a fuel-efficient ‘Jiko’ stove.
Vote at: http://www.theworldchallenge.co.uk/2009-finalists-project04.php - Sri Lanka: A bright idea – One man’s mission to stop the horrific, and totally avoidable, injuries caused by unsafe kerosene lamps in Sri Lanka.
Vote at: http://www.theworldchallenge.co.uk/2009-finalists-project10.php - Israel – Palestine: Off Grid Aid – Two Israeli physicists are helping Palestinian villages in the West Bank generate their own cheap renewable energy.
Vote at: http://www.theworldchallenge.co.uk/2009-finalists-project11.php
For more information see: http://www.theworldchallenge.co.uk
