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Renewable World -
Gethin Jones
I came to Nepal having heard so much about the beautiful mountains and landscape, but underneath it all is a very poor world. Around 80 per cent of people live on the land – and the land is harsh. There is no water, and there is no energy. And people struggle.
Beyond the beauty, people really need help, and Renewable World is here to help.
The key thing is sustainability. Renewable World makes sure people can lift themselves out of poverty and are able to take care of their own future.
For me, it's about giving children the opportunities that others don’t get. They need a little bit of help. They’re not going to make adulthood without clean water, without energy, without being able to have a nutritious diet, without sanitation, without basic healthcare and education.
Renewable World concentrates on sustainability. On the future, on how they set things up so the project continues when they leave. They’re helping over 20,000 people and they want to help so many more. -
Renewable World
Renewable World is the international non-profit organization of the Renewable Energy Industry. We stimulate market based development of affordable, reliable renewable energy services for some of the poorest people in the world.
1.3bn people worldwide have no access to electricity. Lack of access to energy hinders trade and human development. More than 2m people – most of them women and children – die prematurely every year as a result of indoor air pollution from paraffin, wood, grass or animal dung used for lighting and heating.
Renewable World establishes sustainable micro businesses which provide renewable energy services for “the poorest of the poor” in the developing world. Access to clean energy improves income, health and educational opportunities for some of the world's most vulnerable people.
Our work stimulates trade and
enterprise, transforming lives by helping communities to significantly raise their income. We work with local partners in Asia, Africa and Central America to set up solar, wind, hydro and biogas services to pump water for crop irrigation and greatly increased agricultural production. Clean energy lights homes and schools, provides clean cooking sources and powers health clinics.
The BBC Lifeline Appeal focuses on our work in Nepal. Here the renewable energy water pumping services we have established help farmers to progress from battling to survive to trading, making a profit and working their way out of poverty. Clean lighting help youngsters go to school, study in the evenings and spend more time with their families.
Thanks for watching, and for supporting our work to transform lives across the world. -
Sumina
Sumina lives with her family in a remote village in the foothills of the Himalayas. She relies on growing crops for both food and income but for 9 months of the year, the land is dry. Living far above a water source, Sumina used to struggle get enough water to grow vegetables. She said to Gethin, “it was very difficult for me to feed my family.” Sumina used the little money she had to buy food for her family but this meant she didn’t have money to pay for her children to go to a good school, and their education suffered. She said, “I felt sad and thought when can I give my children what they want and deserve. I used to feel like crying. I use to feel so desperate.”
Renewable World installed a pump to take water from the river straight up to Sumina’s community so they have access to water all year round to grow vegetables. Sumina can now grow a range of crops and can sell them at the market. She uses the money for food, clothing, and her children’s education. She told Gethin,” I am able to look after my families needs. I feel capable. I’m full of happiness.” -
Sita
Sita lives with her family in a remote village Terai region of Nepal. Like all the women in her community she uses wood for cooking, but this causes serious health problems as they inhale smoke and ash. Every year nearly 2 million people, mainly women and children, die from indoor air pollution.
Sita also has to collect firewood at the river everyday and this can be extremely dangerous because they try to fish wood out of the stream. In monsoon season, they risk being swept away from the bank. Last year two of Sita’s friends were killed doing that. Sita said they have no choice, “we don’t have wood to cook a meal. So we have to go. That’s the reason why the two women took a risk and lost their lives.”
Fortunately, the charity have constructed a biogas plant in Sita’s community which will provide clean energy for cooking so she will no longer need to risk her life collecting wood. Sita said, “No more will we have to inhale smoke. All we have to do is light a match and the gas stove is on which is so good for us.”
The community have also invested in cattle. The cows not only fuel the biogas plant but provide fertilizer to grow vegetables and provide milk that can be sold to make money. -
Behind the Scenes
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Filming Sumina leading a community meeting
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Filming at the river
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Filming Gethin on the rope bridge
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Filming women collecting wood
Credits
- Presenter
- Gethin Jones
- Producer
- Gavin Ahern
- Executive Producer
- Gill Tierney
