General Sustainability Announcements

Tuesday Nov 7, 2pm-3pm
ERG reading Room 310, Barrows Hall
UC Berkeley

Sponsored by BIE (Berkeley Institute of the Environment)

The West Africa Development Project:
African people doing it themselves, for themselves
In diamond and mineral rich West Africa, the people live on less than $1
per day and the majority have no access to electricity or clean water.
Over the next year the West African Development Project will be
designing and constructing rainwater conservation systems, water
hygiene educational programs, and deploying a variety of alternative
energy systems (solar, wind and micro-hydro).

The West African Development Project is committed to solutions that:
* are affordable to set up and maintain
* meet the social, economic and cultural needs of the community
* are managed by the community
* will not deplete natural resources or create environmental problems.

Come hear about the plans and learn how to support this project!
For more info: www.westafricandevelopment.org or 510-625-1106

Presentation by
Aisha B. Fields, Ph.D.
West African Development Project

Aisha Fields is a physicist coordinating projects led by the
Uhuru Movement, working directly with communities in
West Africa to develop an electrical infrastructure and water
purification program based on models of environmental
sustainability. She holds a Ph.D. in Applied Optical Physics
from Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University.

West_Africa_Water_Energy.pdf