From Beneficiary to Community Leader: Capacity Building through a Renewable Energy Project in Rwanda

Kenneth W.K. Lo; Stephen C.F. Chan; Grace Ngai; John Kalenzi; Phanuel Sindayehaba; Innocent Habiyaremye

doi:10.1109/GHTC46095.2019.9033011

From Beneficiary to Community Leader: Capacity Building through a Renewable Energy Project in Rwanda

Kenneth W.K. Lo, Stephen C.F. Chan, Grace Ngai, John Kalenzi, Phanuel Sindayehaba, Innocent Habiyaremye

Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Conference article published in proceeding or book › Academic research › peer-review

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Abstract

This paper describes a strategy to build community capacity to address the challenge of SDG#7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) through an international student service-learning programme. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University partnered with an NGO in Rwanda in a four-year collaborative effort to electrify a semi-rural village in Rwanda with solar power. For sustainability, we developed a three-tier capacity building model that combined efforts from university students (who provide the technical expertise), strengths and expertise of a partnering local NGO (who had previously developed a community support infrastructure in the form of strong self-help groups), and community commitment and support (who provide the manpower initially and subsequently acquired the technical capacity).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2019 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2019
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	(electronic version)
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728117805
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/GHTC46095.2019.9033011
Publication status	Published - Oct 2019
Event	9th Annual IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2019 - Seattle, United States Duration: 17 Oct 2019 → 20 Oct 2019

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Name	2019 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2019

Conference

Conference	9th Annual IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2019
Country/Territory	United States
City	Seattle
Period	17/10/19 → 20/10/19

Keywords

capacity building
electrification
informal training
partnership

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Safety Research
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
Computer Networks and Communications
Computer Science Applications
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Biomedical Engineering
Health(social science)

UN SDGs

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Lo, K. W. K., Chan, S. C. F., Ngai, G., Kalenzi, J., Sindayehaba, P., & Habiyaremye, I. (2019). From Beneficiary to Community Leader: Capacity Building through a Renewable Energy Project in Rwanda. In 2019 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2019 (pp. (electronic version)). Article 9033011 (2019 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2019). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/GHTC46095.2019.9033011

Lo, Kenneth W.K. ; Chan, Stephen C.F. ; Ngai, Grace et al. / From Beneficiary to Community Leader: Capacity Building through a Renewable Energy Project in Rwanda. 2019 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. pp. (electronic version) (2019 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2019).

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