1. To build the capacity of rural households or entrepreneurial businesses without access to electricity to increase the productive work hours of family members or business employees after dark by making affordable, easily-maintained and sustainable solar lighting products available in their villages. The solar lights would lead to an increase in household and business incomes and improved quality of life for several reasons detailed later in this grant application.
2. To increase the economic development of Malawi villages by allowing entrepreneurial businesses to operate longer hours each night. In addition, by providing the training of solar technicians, additional income opportunities are created through an affordable solar light program with long-term sustainability goals.
Dropped
This project has been "Dropped". Check the history log entries to see why it was dropped.
Project listed for the 2017-18 Rotary Year.
Proposed Financing
Existing Contributions Towards This Project
Date
Cash
DDF
Total
Greeley-After Hours (5440)
16-Aug-16
$10,500
$10,000
$20,500
Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation
$5,250
$10,000
$15,250
Additional Contribution (not matched by The Rotary Foundation)
$525
Total
$36,275
Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.
Project Supporting Documents
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History Log Entries
16-Aug-16
System Entry
System Entry: Creation of project page.
17-Nov-16
by Joe Schon
We have approved your DDF request for $10,000. We also noted your GG1633462 Global Grant Application and reviewed same. Please stay in contact with your TRF coordinator, and encourage the 9210 authorizations directly. Your sustainability issue seems resolved.
20-Dec-16
by James Epstein
The application on the Rotary International web site is waiting for the authorization of Christopher Kapenda
2-Apr-18
by Joyce Moreno
Status is terminated. Colorado and Virginia rotary chapters donated funds to the Malawi Solar Light project for solar lights.
2-Sep-18
System Entry
System Entry: Fully Pledged project dropped per lack of response to the carry-over notification emails.
