St. Paul, Boudin St. Pierre

St. Paul in Boudin St. Pierre has recently partnered with a group of churches in Southwestern Virginia to provide support for teacher salaries, school supplies, scholarships and textbooks.

 
 
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Solar energy

Alistening session with members of kWh and teachers at St. Paul was held to discuss the challenges the community faced in such a rural location, accessible only by four-wheel drive vehicles and motorcycles.  The following ideas were shared about how solar energy might be used in the school and village:

  • Pump for a well (currently women walk  1 1/2 hours each way to obtain water)
  • Make it possible to cook school meals
  • Open a restaurant
  • Have a sewing machine to make school uniforms locally
  • Power electric irons to replace charcoal irons
  • Provide refrigeration to have cold drinks and watch soccer games on a TV