Nandgaon gets second Solar Study Center

Press Release

Pune, 10^th May 2008: Peepal Foundation, a Pune based initiative of socially conscious professionals have been working relentlessly for over five years to bring hope and cheer in lives of under privileged children and senior citizens, while empowering them to be independent and self-sufficient by providing them with basic opportunity and services to fulfill their ambitions.

Observing the enthusiasm and commitment with which the Jambulne community has been using the Solar Study Center, Peepal Foundation have decided to set up a second such Center in Nandgaon village again located in Lonavla taluka. The center will help the students in their studies, as well as help the community with literacy programmes and livelihood training skills for women.

The concept of Solar Study Centers pioneered by Mitra Foundation, Bangalore is in line with their objective of promoting environment friendly, socially just and sustainable solutions. The Solar Study Center at Jambulne was a pilot project. The acceptance and faith reposed in this decentralised renewable energy system by the community has encouraged us to replicate this concept, thereby providing the basic electricity requirement for educational purposes and general community development.

The Solar Study Center at Nandgaon village is sponsored by WNS Global Services and British Gas and will benefit over 60 students.

“Such projects provide an opportunity for British Gas employees, a part of the Centrica Group based in India, to ally with our offshore partners, Peepal Foundation, WNS and EXL to contribute towards social causes. Our objectives are to support projects which are cost-effective and environment friendly which will in return help communities progress, develop and become self-sufficient,” said Christine Tate, Offshore Operations Manager - Centrica Plc.