Greenstar Solar Health Center

Photos taken on December 14 and 15, 1998; all
at the village of Al-Kaabneh, on the West Bank near Hebron.

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Dr. Charles Gay (left) of Greenstar congratulates Dr. Omer Kittaneh, Director General of the Palestinian Energy Authority, on the new solar installation in Al-Kaabneh. Kittaneh echoed Israeli leaders in saying that the best guarantee of security comes from a stable economy. Greenstar is designed to connect the Palestinian economy with global markets through the Web -- so it simultaneously builds the foundation of both economic and political security.


The children of Al-Kaabneh, a remote West Bank village with no electricity or running water, greet the new Greenstar solar system, which brings both power and purified water to their community for the first time.


Mr. Mousa Abul-Sabha of the Palestinian Legislative Council spoke at the Greenstar launch on the same day that President Clinton visited the Council session in Gaza. He said that Greenstar could be a great new starting point for U.S.-Palestinian relations, and further observed that if other non-government organizations would follow the GreenStar lead, there would be less paper studies, and more global development starting at the local level. In conclusion, Mr. Mousa promised to provide the first photocopying machine to the village of Al-Kaabneh, on behalf of the Palestinian Legislative Council.


Two key employees of the Palestinian Energy Authority, Mr. Faried and Ms. Rula Bader, show how a solar panel works for people at Al-Kaabneh, on the West Bank. The new Greenstar photovoltaic solar array will generate 20 kilowatt-hours of power per day, enough to supply key services for both a school and clinic.

 


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