Made in Zambia!

In our last update, we told you about Felix Mukobeko. Felix is one of a team of eight young guys who we have brought on board to train in the assembly of micro-solar products.

Our team of eight, recently recruited in Mumbwa.

The team are all technically competant and see strong potential in microsolar in their region, Mumbwa. They have some business experience (including sourcing of materials and product distribution) and the best part is they seem really eager to develop a micro-solar businesses!

Three of the eight partipants make up Felix's carpentary workshop, who have shown particular enthusiasm and excitement about expanding into microsolar.

Market research and product tests
During our field trip to Mumbwa, we carried out some basic micro-solar market research on a number of lantern models and the product which had the most positive feedback was the 'made in Zambia' version!

Lantern line-up! SolarAid Zambia's own model is the second from the left

We also did some basic product quality testing, and the guys conducted overnight tests on all models. Again, it was the 'made in Zambia' product which produced the best quality and intensity of light. There is, of course, still room for improvement with our current prototype but it's great to know we're heading along the right path!

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Our team of entrepreneurs test the products in the dark.