Short presentation given by Paul Munro, Energy For Opportunity's (EFO) Program Manager, at the Green Entrepreneurs Job Forum run by the Postgraduate Environment Network in Melbourne. The presentation gives an overview of EFO's work with solar power in West Africa.

2. Background Founded by Simon Willans and Paul Munro in 2008/9 Previous experiences working in Uganda, Liberia and Sierra Leone Board of Directors in Australia and Canada

3. Sierra Leone 6.5 Million people Electricity Coverage Urban <20% Rural <1% GDP per capita: US$679 Adult Literacy: 38.1% Life Expectancy: 47.3 years 3 Physicians per 100,000 people 53% people have access to safe drinking water

4. Four Core Program Areas Skills Training Livelihoods Education Health

5. Skills Training Photovoltaic courses at the Government Technical Institute. Students in the field Idrissa, Mohamed and Jalloh

6. Livelihoods Community Charging Stations Recharging and Sales Revenue raising / Employment Objective: one in every chiefdom

7. Education Phase 1 – Solar and lighting Phase 2 – Computers and Internet Objective – All Rural Senior Secondary Schools

8. Health Hospitals and Health Clinics Lighting and small electrical items Vaccine Fridges Objective: All hospitals in Sierra Leone

9. Thank You For Listening Paul Munro Progam Manager Energy for Opportunity www.energyforopportunity.org paul@energyforopportunity.org