'Flood buoy' installs wind power system for Nghe An border school

(Baonghean.vn) - The 'Flood buoy' project has just completed the free installation of wind and solar power equipment to serve teaching and learning at 2 schools in Tri Le commune, Que Phong district (Nghe An).

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Installing solar and wind power panels at Huoi Moi 1 Primary School. Photo provided by "flood buoy"

Two schools have installed wind and solar power models: Huoi Moi 1 and Hoi Moi 2 Primary Schools in the border commune of Tri Le, Que Phong district.

After completing the installation of wind power and solar energy, teachers and students at the two schools mentioned above have enough light for studying and living.

Mr. Vi Van Cuong - Chairman of Tri Le Commune People's Committee shared: Currently, there are 10 primary and preschool schools in the commune that do not have electricity from the national grid. These schools are located in Mong ethnic villages, far from the commune center, and do not have roads, so traveling is very difficult.

With the support of the "Flood Buoy" project, the installation of solar and wind-powered models has partly solved the difficulties for the team of teachers working in the commune.

Teachers of Huoi Moi 1 and Huoi Moi 2 primary schools in Tri Le commune, Que Phong district enjoy light from solar and wind power models installed by the "Float in the Flood" project. Photo provided by "Float in the Flood"

Previously, Nghe An Newspaper reported on some villages of Que Phong district.no national gridOn October 28 and 29, members of the "Flood Buoy" Project directly surveyed 10 schools without national grid electricity in Tri Le commune, Que Phong district to install free wind and solar power equipment, helping teachers and students have enough light for teaching and learning.

10 schools include: Primary school in Moi village 1 and 2, Kindergarten in Moi village 1 and 2; Nam Tot primary school; Huoi Xai primary school 1 and 2, Kindergarten in Huoi Xai 1; Primary school in Muong Long and Pa Khom villages.

“Flood buoy” is a project initiated and implemented by 4 Vietnamese students participating in the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) program on Environment, summer 2015, with the support and promotion of the YSEALI Program - US Department of State, and The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center (University of Montana, USA).

“Flood Lifebuoy 2017” will apply the knowledge and skills that the four project coordinators learned during the disaster risk reduction training course at the ASEAN Youth Volunteer Program 2016 in the Philippines.

Xuan Hoang