Comments on: Sustainable Development in Action: UK Charity Brings Solar-Powered Computing to Rural Africans

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:23:00 +0000

Exactly

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:22:00 +0000

Mega panels….

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:13:00 +0000

Yeah, thanks, it’s been updated.

Those would be some totally awesome panels if they did, though!…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:06:00 +0000

The article is good but you might want to check your units. I dont think 6 panels would produce MW (Mega Watts).

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:44:00 +0000

“The per capita GDP was estimated at $2,450. ” That was 2001.

http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Africa/Zimbabwe-INCOME.html#b

While many do live on as little as a ‘dollar a day’ there are also some who have higher incomes, but probably not enough to afford a computer and net access. Getting some of the people on line should mean some help to the overall economy.

By: Ross

Ross — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:25:00 +0000

The $1 figure was rounded up from 60c by me and came from the Wikipedia page on Zimbabwe.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:22:00 +0000

I’ve got a feeling that there’s a reporting mistake somewhere.

A satellite link should be less than $100/month, perhaps it’s $1,000 per year.

And your claim of average income less than $1 a month sounds like a reporting mistake as well.

By: Ross

Ross — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:55:00 +0000

$1,000 a month sounds like a lot to be taking out of an African village when the average income is less than a $1 a month. This should be a lot cheaper.