1. To foster science and engineering education for West African students.
2. To promote a skilled West African workforce to participate in the bourgeoning  renewable energy industry.
3. To develop renewable energy engineering projects which engage teams of Occidental College and West African students in collaborative efforts.

       NY Times article on West African Colleges

       Nature article on Science in South Africa

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Current Work

We are currently fundraising for two renewable energy education projects scheduled for the summer of 2008. Once again, Occidental students will partner with students of West African universities to explore the cultural, economic, and technical aspects of renewable energy systems in rural West African communities.

In response to the United Nations International Decade for Action “Water for Life”, Occidental College proposes to demonstrate a prototype Multifunctional Solar-Powered Membrane Filtration system (MFSPMF) to convert Malian brackish water to potable water. Occidental College seeks investigate technical strategies to make established pressure-driven membrane filtration systems accessible to rural Malian communities. This work builds on an existing work with the Département d’Enseignement et de Recherche (D.E.R.) de Chimie de la Faculté des Sciences et Techniques de Bamako (FAST) to move their laboratory pressure-driven membrane filtration system into a rural community. Occidental students interested in participating in this project should apply through the online APPLICATION.

The second program will have professors from the Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs and teachers from high achieving Malian secondary schools to develop on-line renewable energy curriculum for Malian schools.  OREEF will also help support university students  the from Faculté des Sciences et Techniques (FAST) to develop a prototype filtration apparatus for water treatment.

Thank You

This work has been made possible by generous support by caring individuals and organizations.  The Occidental College Renewable Energy Education Fund would like to thank the following donors: