What is the Future of Appropriate Technology?

Boureima Kabre is the founder and director of Burkina Energy and Appropriate Technology (BETA), a locally run social enterprise promoting sustainable energy access in rural communities of Burkina Faso, West Africa. BETA has successfully installed over 4,000 solar panels and lamps in rural areas of Burkina Faso. Mr. Kabre will discuss his efforts to launch local production of renewable energy products as a means of greater economic and gender empowerment in rural communities.