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Activists help Tongans build resilience in wake of disaster

by Matt Manukuo | January 21, 2022 | Published by Pacific Media Network | READ THE STORY HERE Environmental activists in Tonga are preparing to teach Tongans how to produce solar power in the wake of the devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami. The disaster has destroyed homes, cut communication lines, and caused major power outages. [...]

Philippine women switch on solar to light their way in a storm

Ira Guerrero2021-12-14T17:45:41+08:0014 Dec 2021|Tags: Department of Energy, Marabut, Paying it forward, RE-Charge Pilipinas, solar, Solar Scholars, Sulu-an Island, TekPak, women|

by Geela Garcia | December 14, 2021 | Published by Reuters | READ THE STORY HERE MARABUT, Philippines, Dec 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Haiyan, one of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever recorded, smashed into the central Philippines in 2013, the town of Marabut in Eastern Visayas region suffered zero casualties. More than 1,000 [...]