North Allegheny High School Students to Raise Funds to Help the Residents of Rwanda

    /24-7PressRelease/ - PITTSBURGH, PA, December 16, 2007 - In 1994, war and genocide in Rwanda, Africa left over a million people displaced. Resettlement villages were constructed in the rural areas to shelter these refugees and provide basic necessities. But 13 years later, a large number of the population is still living in villages that lack basic amenities such as a fresh water supply and a reliable energy source. Sharing information about Rwanda and the conditions in which his family members live is North Hill's resident and La Roche College graduate, Jackson Ndizeye. Mr. Ndizeye, president and founder of Rwindalectric, Inc. has been visiting local high schools and colleges in an effort to raise awareness about Rwanda's energy crisis and how wind generated electricity could help bring life back to his devastated country.

Rwindalectric, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the development of wind energy as an electric energy source for the residents of Rwanda. "Having investigated all affordable electric energy solutions, wind energy appears to be Rwanda's best energy option," says Mr. Jackson Ndizeye. "It is an economically sound, renewable resource which produces no environmentally harmful waste, and works well in conjunction with Rwanda's current hydro-electric power."

After hearing Mr. Ndizeye's presentations, the students of North Allegheny decided to help the residents of Rwanda by raising money for the research and wind testing equipment necessary to support the project. All this week North Allegheny High will be broadcasting a documentary about Rwanda to the students in their classrooms, and collecting donations. $12,800 is needed to purchase a wind testing tower and an additional $50,000 is needed for engineers to do a feasibility study. Once the study in complete, funding for the erection of wind turbines to produce electricity will come from the World Bank and other international organizations that have already expressed an interest in funding the Developmental Phase of the project.

If you would like more information about the Rwanda Energy Project, wish to schedule a presentation for your organization, or like to make a donation for the project, contact Rwindalectric, Inc. president, Mr. Jackson Ndizeye, at (775) 878-1441 or [email protected].

About Rwindalectric, Inc
Rwindalectric, Inc is an American nonprofit organization working with youth to educate people about the 1994 Rwandese genocide and its consequences, while promoting the intentions of Rwanda's vision 2020 and, in the process, raising funds to implement a wind energy program for the development of Rwanda's rural communities.

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