this is very interesting perhaps we should find out if we could participate for a couple of days at a reduced cost. i will ask douglas about it mc On Apr 15, 2011, at 3:56 PM, richard wiltamuth wrote: > dear friends, > grupo fenix is the parent of suni solar, the company that installed solar > power in the community center in nuevo amanecer and is field testing solar > units for individual homes there and in chacraseca. grupo is very much into > organic, sustainable development including composting toilets and other > innovations. > hopefully members of our group would be able to take part in this course. > best to all, > dick wiltamuth > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Grupo Fenix <thegrupofenix@xxxxxxxxx> > Date: Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 1:07 PM > Subject: RE: Particpate in Grupo Fenix's Solar Culture Course in Nicaragua: > 2nd June - 12th June 2011 > To: a-713@xxxxxxxxx, aangrum@xxxxxxx, aardvark@xxxxxxxxxx, abbyspath@xxxxxxx, > abfitzsimmons@xxxxxxxxx, 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Artiles" <jartiles@xxxxxxx>, "Mogopodi, Eliza" > <Elizabeth.Mogopodi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Otto, Beth" <Beth.Otto@xxxxxxxxx>, > "Ruberg, Jeff" <Jeff.Ruberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Grupo Fenix Solar Culture Course in Nicaragua > Thursday 2nd June - Saturday 12th June 2011 > > > Come to Nicaragua and engage your head, heart, and hands in the real work of > developing countries. Our hands-on courses allow you to be immersed in the > daily life of rural Nicaraguans by living with host families and working > alongside local community members to create their vision of a model community > through renewable energy and sustainable practices. > > Discuss the theory behind solar energy and the challenges of development with > your instructors and other course participants. Spend your days learning how > to build solar cookers, photovoltaic panels, and installing photovoltaic > systems. Laugh along with your host family as you try to recall your high > school Spanish, balance water on your head or make tortillas. Most activities > and classes are held in the new adobe Solar Center . Housing will be simple, > like that of a typical rural Nicaraguan family. > > Explore a beautiful country and its culture while learning about renewable > energy and sustainable development in the field. Our courses provide a unique > travel experience that is educational, rewarding, and fun! > > This 9-day course, offered twice a year, has been held by Grupo Fenix since > 1999. It is a great introduction to the science and use of appropriate > renewable energy technologies such as solar cookers, dryers and photo-voltaic > systems. > > Participants will: > · Visit Suni Solar, a renewable energy business in Managua started by > Grupo Fenix > · Build a solar oven with the local women’s cooperative, the Solar > Women of Totogalpa > · Listen to talks on Solar Dryers and Medicinal Plants > · Learn about solar cooking and eat the final product of your class! > · Install a PV system with local solar experts > · Make a solar powered battery charger > > Also, the course includes a visit to the nearby beautiful spot, the Somoto > Canyon where you will spend a day exploring and swimming in its natural > pools. > > The course fee of $800 includes all food and lodging, with a $50 deposit to > be sent to the nonprofit Skyheat Associates at PO Box 184, Harrington ME > 04643 before 1st May to insure a place in the course, which has a limit of 20 > participants and is often completely full. For more information, please > contact thegrupofenix@xxxxxxxxx or look on-line at www.grupofenix.org for > details of all of our programs. We are offering a special discount for Grupo > Fenix volunteers who want to participate in the course. > > Many thanks, > > p.s Please forward it on to your friends, family and coworkers who you think > might be interested in particpating! > -- > Grupo Fenix > UNI > Managua, Nicaragua >