Greenstar Solar Health Center

Photos taken on installation day, December 14, 1998; all taken
at the village of Al-Kaabneh, on the West Bank near Hebron.

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There are 86 students at the school in Al-Kaabneh, near Hebron on the West Bank. At the opening of Greenstar, every one had a chance to learn about solar power and how it works.


The school and clinic at Al-Kaabneh will have electricity for the first time, powering a water purifier, a vaccine cooler, and other important medical and educational equipment.


Mr. Abdul Aziz, a medical specialist from the Palestinian Authority, spoke at a village meeting marking the opening of Greenstar in Al-Kaabneh. He said that Greenstar represents a positive opportunity to reverse the decline in water quality and access to electric power in the region over the past 25 years.


Dr. Omer Kittaneh (right), Director General of the Palestinian Energy Authority, bids farewell to the people of Al-Kaabneh at the end of installation day. He is accompanied by Dr. Fuad Abulfotuh of ASE Americas, the company which supplies the photovoltaic cells used in Greenstar.


A new day for students in the remote village of Al-Kaabneh, on the West Bank. With Greenstar, their school has electricity, a computer, and a connection to the Internet for the first time ever.


All photographs by Charles Gay, copyright 1998, Greenstar Foundation; available for public use with attribution and copyright notice.