We started off the day with a quick breakfast of samp (chopped corn) before driving out to Cheeba. It takes us about 45 minutes to get...

Today was our first full day in Cheeba. On the agenda: meet the community, get started on assembling the data acquisition system, and...

We finally made it! Our journey has taken us from Seattle, to Dubai, to Lusaka, to the village of Cheeba. Cheeba is a fishing community...

Over this past weekend, two KWH volunteers, our current project manager, Kirk, and board member, Mike, traveled over 20 hours and...

This month, Kilowatts for Humanity is sending a team to Zambia do an assessment for our upcoming summer implementation project in the...

The latest KWH trip to Zambia offered a unique chance to review the current status of the projects and reassess the best way forward. ...

Our first night in Africa was spent at the Natwange Backpackers Hostel. It was a beautiful area tucked away from the rest of Lusaka and...

Day 6 (Monday): the hardest day. We spent about two hours tying up loose ends in the kiosk and spending some time with our friends in the...

Day 5 (Sunday): I think I speak for everyone when I say that this was my favorite day of our trip. In the morning, we spent time...

Madison spent most of her morning with the women of the village helping to cook; when I joined as her photographer, I was put to work as...

Day 3: Emily taught Madison and I how to survey a field! This field in particular is one of two located behind the kiosk, which Alexander...

Day two! Lots of work was completed on the exterior and interior of the kiosk, including posting the logos for KWH and for GE We Share...

Day 1, sunrise to sunset and beyond! After a 3 hour trip across the lake on our houseboat (starting at 6am), we began our day with...

After a intensive week of work in Chalokwa, we have finally driven the bumpy dirt road to the village for the last time. The grand...

Our time in Chalokwa is approaching its end, and the energy kiosk is nearing completion. An increasing number of people have been...

We have completed another full day in Chalokwa and are making steady progress towards our goal of being ready for the grand opening on...

Today the lights went on in Chalokwa! The group arrived in the village early to troubleshoot the issues that developed with the data...

We traveled back to Chalokwa with the entire team today. Keiko worked with Suntech to complete the installation of the solar system,...

We began the day with a quick breakfast at our hotel and then immediately sent our first contingent to Chalokwa to begin the project in...

Sunday June 19 – Monday June 20, 2016 The team has arrived safely in Zambia and spent a night in Lusaka at a backpackers hostel...