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Inverter for Food for the Hungry International, Bolivia $300.00
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Project Description: This group helps the poor in Bolivia with potable water, health and agricultural, and many infrastructure projects. Currently they're finishing a 15 km irrigation canal in a region of the altiplano to extend the growing season for 5 farming communities. To monitor the climatic factors in the area and understand the success or failure of the crops with the use of the irrigation canal, they need a small inverter system. Currently, they use a desktop computer at the remote station to download the data from the weather monitoring equipment. The computer is also shared by 6 agricultural and health field trainers who work 20 days a month in the area with the people. There are panels at the site but they do not use an inverter since lighting is DC and so is the radio for communication. The group has a generator that is also shared and is used to generate AC power for the computer but at times it is needed in other communities to show videos for trainings. With an inverter that stayed at the station, the computer would be accessible more often and there would be less need for constant coordination for the shared generator.
Donation Package:
Shipping	$75.00
Training	$0.00
Total Donation	$300.00	Donate
NGO Sponsor: Food for the Hungry International Incorporated in Geneva, Switzerland, Food for the Hungry maintains ongoing programs in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. An international staffing network includes more than 1,700 people of over 30 different nationalities. About 90 percent of all staff work within their country of birth. For more information, see Food for the Hungry International