Seychelles Scouts Go Solar
The project is a follow up of the Regional Scout Go Solar training that was held at the Savelberg Retreat Centre in Nairobi, Kenya from the 5th March to 12th March 2023.The project is an environmental partnership between World Organization of the Scout Movement- WOSM, Green Peace and SolaAfrica a Swiss NGO. Its aim is to raise awareness about climate change and sustainable solution to be carried out by scouts.
Training camp Visit the PUC power station, where they were sensitized on how solar energy use would cut down the cost of LFO and HOF Deisel used. Sensitization talks Practical activities such as the design of solar sunglasses, solar watches, solar cooker, solar experiments, solar song and poems. Sensitization of the public Workshop on the use of photovoltaic equipments. Visit to the solar farm on Ile de Romainville which is the only solar farm in the country that generates renewable energy.
Over 100 scouts benefited from the project through trainings and exposure to solar energy use. This have had positive impact on the Seychellois community of over 100,000 people, encouraging all citizens to make good use of solar as a readily available energy.
How energy is generated, transmitted and distributed in Seychelles. Safety measures of a solar energy workshop and when using solar equipment. The importance of safety when using electricity equipment The advantages and disadvantages of renewable and nonrenewable energy use To make and better energy choices and achieve the SDG’s The importance of sensitizing the Seychellois citizen on the use of solar energy, especially for economic purposes
