Meet Daniel

Carl and Daniel

Let me introduce Daniel. Daniel works three days a week at our house. Before he came here, he worked for Stephanie, a Belgian student who was doing her thesis over here. Stephanie asked us if we needed somebody really good to help out at the house. Since we were tired of doing our own laundry (and the advice of a Belgian is always trustworthy!) Dave and I were happy to offer Daniel a job. He works 3 days a week, so he still has time for his studies.

We have no regrets that Daniel is with us. He's great. He does the laundry, cleans the house, does the dishes, takes care of the garden and goes to the market for us, which means that Dave and I can totally focus on the solar project.

Daniel, helping in the SolarAid garden

What's also great is that Daniel is very interested in the solar energy. Last week he went back to his home village and took a solar panel and an LED converted paraffin lamp, so he could demonstrate to his family and friends. He came back with great news! People were very enthusiastic about our products and he has several customers waiting for him when he goes back. Maybe he'll turn out to be a fantastic sales person.

Until next time,

Carl

Here's Daniel demonstrating a solar-powered radio