A great wind is blowing, and that gives you either imagination or
a headache. - Catherine the Great
It was a dark and rainy afternoon in February when I left
Yorkshire in the North of England and set off for London to catch a flight
southwards. My destination was Trujillo on the North West coast of Peru where I
was to spend the next five weeks working as a volunteer with an organisation
called WindAid.
Clean
Energy
WindAid is an environmental development
organisation that brings electricity to isolated communities in Peru through
the manufacture and installation of wind turbines. Many rural communities in
Peru have no access to electricity for basic needs such as education and
healthcare.
Others have a limited and costly supply through diesel generators
which pollute the environment. Using simple technology, local labour and
materials and a passion for sustainable energy, WindAid, along with an army of
volunteers, are working to electrify isolated communities in Peru and provide
access to the modern facilities we take for granted.
