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Name: Robert Freling
Organization: Solar Electric Light Fund
Website: http://www.self.org
Title: Executive Director
Organization: Solar Electric Light Fund
Website: http://www.self.org
Title: Executive Director
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Feb 24, 2010 / 0 Comments / in Food security, Income generation, Poverty alleviation, Sustainable development, Renewable energy, Technology, Women's issues
SELF pioneered the combination of solar water pumping and drip irrigation to create the Solar Market Garden. This two-village project demonstrates a reliable, economical and sustainable means of irrigation, enabling women farmers to grow crops during the annual six-month dry season for significant improvements in family income and nutrition. The scale-up will expand the project to 44 villages.