Project Results

This project whose central objective was to use renewable energy technology to break the barrier which had held rural women back from full participation in SMET education and the national economy produced good results in the short term and holds a promise for the future. Activities were designed not only to use the technology to alleviate the suffering and poverty in the rural community but more importantly, to cultivate young women’s interest in science by demonstrating to them that science can provide a solution to many of their every day problems.

In this section we first list the indicators we used to determine our goal attainment and then follow up with numeric results.

1.3. Indicators Used to Determine Goal Attainment

Indicator One: Reduction of the drudgery imposed on rural women and girls by the

lack of electricity and water supply, thereby freeing up their time to pursue productive economic and civic activities — education, and improvement of quality of life for women and girls.

Indicator Two: Young girls interest in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (SMET) education and Career.

Indicator Three: Increased contact between rural women and the rest of society for civic and democratic activities, as well as economic activities.

Indicator Four: Involvement of more rural women in socioeconomic activities.