Date: October 05, 2010
Led by Dave Agbakoba, Solar Jooce recently travelled to the rural community of Gamawa in Bauchi state of Nigeria to donate & install solar kits in rural healthcare centres.
The journey was kindly facilitated by the Bauchi state Ministry of Rural Development.
The solar kits were sponsored by Dr. Adaeze Paintin and her husband, Gabby Paintin who both live and work in the United Kingdom. Adaeze works as a gynaecologist and, naturally, her preference was for illumination to be brought to rural (maternal) healthcare centers, where lack of light continues to cause patients to be turned away at night, or routine medical procedures go very wrong due to lack of visibility.
Solar Jooce followed the brief to the letter.
October 05, 2010... From L-R Village Head (Sarkin Alagarno) Alhaji Dauda Mohammed; Engineer Aliyu (Bauchi state Ministry of Rural Development); Alhassan Bello Gololo (Gamawa community member); and Dave Agbakoba (Solar Jooce CEO) arrive Gamawa LGA in Bauchi State to set up solar kits in rural healthcare centres. Solar light in a box!
Patients outside the Alargarno maternity Primary Healthcare center in Gamawa LGA, Bauchi - where there's no electricity at all. Totally off-grid
Primary Healthcare center II (Maternity facility) in Gamawa, Bauchi state. L-R Hajiya Jumai Bappah Gamawa (Maternal & Healthcare Supervisor, Primary Healthcare Dept of Gamawa LGA); Hajiya Rakiya Ibrahim Gamawa (Facility Supervisor); Alhassan Bello Gololo (Gamawa community member); Dave Agbakoba; Engineer Aliyu, and another community member
Hajiya Jumai Bappah Gamawa (Maternal & Healthcare Supervisor, Primary Healthcare Dept of Gamawa LGA) showing off the facility's portable solar lighting kit
Engineer Hussaini Gidado Aliyu (Ministry of Rural Development, Bauchi) being assisted by Mr Alhassan Bello Gololo (Water Sanitation and Hygene co-ordinator, Gamawa) at the Alagarno Primary Healthcare center
Job done. WASH (Water Sanitation and Hygiene) coordinator, Alhassan Bello Gololo lets go as the solar kit installation is completed at Alagarno Maternity clinic, Gamawa. No more hazardous candles will be used at the centre. No more expensive kerosene. No more births aided by torchlights (flashlights) or moonlight.
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