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The Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF) is a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit whose mission is to design and implement solar energy solutions to assist those living in energy poverty with their economic, educational, health care, and agricultural development. Since 1990, SELF has completed projects in more than 20 countries, using solar energy to power drip irrigation in Benin, health care in Haiti, telemedicine in the Amazon rainforest, online learning in South Africa, and microenterprise development in Nigeria.〔http://self.org/mission/〕 ==Methodology== SELF believes that energy access is essential to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. SELF’s Whole Village Development Model takes an integrated approach to community empowerment by using a mix of solar energy solutions to improve the lives of the 1.5 billion people who don’t have access to electricity around the world. By working closely with communities and adhering to its principles of SELF Determination, SELF Help and SELF Reliance, it seeks to provide benefits in: * Education: powering lights, computers and wireless internet services. * Health: powering facility lights, labs, diagnostic equipment and vaccine refrigerators. * Water & Agriculture: powering water wells and pumps for clean drinking water and year-round crop irrigation. * Enterprise: powering centers for small businesses and providing electricity for machinery and equipment. * Community: electrifying homes, community centers and street lighting.〔http://self.org/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Solar Electric Light Fund」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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