Ang Pahayagan

ZAMBALES- The Embassy of the Czech Republic has successfully finalized implementation of a small-scale development project for a tribal community in a mountainous region in Sitio Nacolcol, Botolan, Zambales.

“A photovoltaic electrification project in an area heavily affected by a volcanic eruption has been successfully carried out within the framework of Czech Republic Development Cooperation”, said a statement from the Embassy of Czech Republic in Manila.

The project was made possible through the partnership of the Project Liwanag, a local organization and the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Manila.

The goal of the project is to reduce dependence on kerosene and other combustibles burning to produce light, and providing electric lighting especially for the benefit of the children who will be able to learn to read and study during long tropical nights.

Reducing of dependence on kerosene also minimizes the risk of fire accidents in this area where the prevalent building materials are bamboo and leaves. Within the project, a photovoltaic station with battery storage was built, and mobile lighting pylons erected, as well as necessary wiring in a large part of the village in a hardly accessible mountainous region inhabited by the indigenous Aeta people.

Deputy Head of Mission, Mr. Dalibor Mička, and Head of Administration, Mr. Evžen Krameš, carried out a monitoring mission and visited the project location. “The Czech Republic Development Cooperation has, thus, once again shown its meaningful and positive impact on the people living in a hardly accessible area where assistance of local government cannot reach in a more frequent and robust way”, said the statement.