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AHEAD Energy

About

Website URL:	http://www.aheadenergy.org/
Partnership Status:	Partner
Partner Headquarters (City):	Ohio
Partner Headquarters (Country):	USA
Primary Country of Operation:	World

Description

AHEAD Energy Corporation works with energy-poor communities to assemble the resources needed to develop local energy services, making them available to improve lives and livelihoods in ways that safeguard the natural environment.

As a 501c3 not-for-profit enterprise focused on localized, environmentally-sound, scalable, AHEAD provides energy transitions that improve lives and livelihoods in poor communities. AHEAD uses charitable dollars to overcome initial barriers in bringing conscientious energy solutions to poor communities, paving the way for local ventures to develop and expand. In particular, AHEAD is focused on providing reliable energy by developing natural gas resources that can work in tandem with renewable energy technologies. AHEAD is housed at the University of Rochester, New York, USA, and taps the resources of academia to address energy development in a holistic manner.

Most recently, AHEAD Energy is partnering with the Peace Nursery and Primary School in Uganda to generate on-site energy. Three renewable sources of energy will be installed: wind power, solar power, and biogas. Electricity will be generated to power lights, refrigerators, small appliances, and perhaps computers. Biogas will power kitchen stoves. Mechanical power will pump water.

Impact

Peace Nursery and Primary
School is located near Kampala,the capital of Uganda. The school provides education to orphans
and other children who are not
able to afford the costs of attending public schools.

As of now, there are 197 students at the school, 12 teachers, and 10 classrooms. Students come from Muslim and Christian families, both Catholic and Protestant. Room and board is provided for 30 students preparing for their graduation exams. This allows them to study uninterrupted and to receive the assistance of teachers after hours.

Interactions with Givology

Givology supports the innovative work of AHEAD Energy in projects impacting the quality of education. Especially in developing countries where energy infrastructure is poor, AHEAD Energy’s contribution substantially improves school functionality and enhances the learning environments available for students.

Students and Projects:

Light for Learning
$500 of $500 donated
Kampala, Uganda
Project Purpose : The main purpose of this project is to provide electric lights to Peace School - its 10 classrooms, office, and dormitories. Because Uganda’s feeble electric grid does not reach the school, this project is part of a larger commitment to generate onsite electricity and biogas from sun, wind, and waste materials. A hybrid renewable energy system will be installed with enough capacity to meet both the needs of the school and nearby neighbors, thus creating a potential revenue stream for this private school. An applied curriculum will be developed to introduce children to the fundamentals of power generation and maintenance of renewable energy systems. The students will share responsibilities for servicing and maintaining the energy systems. In turn, they can help their families and community members develop the capacity to operate onsite renewable energy systems as they become available. Providing modern energy generated via renewable resources...

Light for Learning
$153 of $153 donated
Rift Valley , Kenya
We are requesting $500 to provide electricity to classrooms at Chazon Children’s Center. The project includes: • Assembling and installing four 200-watt wind turbines and two 100-watt wind turbines • Purchasing and installing LED lights in four rooms (divided to accommodate 8 classes) • Purchasing and installing the electrical components and wiring needed to to access the turbine-generated electricity Please check out the blog (click "view my updates" under the profile photo) to read more about the project.