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.
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