A Community in southwestern Mali reports on how to cope with climate change and a vulnerable economy “Our mentality has changed. Now we discuss technical matters that can help us develop. Mali Folkecenter has shown us that knowledge is important”. The head of Filamana village Mr. Toumani Sangaré (photo?) is not in doubt that the […]

Renewable energy is the way forward to “fight poverty in Africa” and climate change in the world. These were the perspectives raised by Hortense Kagambèga Traoré from Burkina Faso during the recent large World Community Power Conference in Bamako  “The possibility for developing community power in Africa and on a global scale comes from promoting […]

Wind, solar and other energy sources is a natural right for all citizens and communities in the world – Read the declaration from the successful World Community Power Conference that closed in Bamako last Friday “We, the participants of the 2nd World Community Power Conference in Bamako WCPC2018, that gathered more than 400 people from […]

Power to the Communities – Voices to a Conference The 2nd World Community Power Conference takes off in little less than two weeks in Bamako – Mali Folkecenter Nyetaa asked participants to share their expectations. The first one to do so is Mr. Gustavo Richmond-Navarro, Mechanical Engineer from Costa Rica with input from his colleague, […]

Bonn/Bamako, 29 October 2018 (WWEA/MFC) – Experts from 30 countries will meet in Bamako, the capital city of Mali, from 8-10 November in order to discuss the state of community power in Africa and worldwide. The World Wind Energy Association WWEA and the Malifolkecenter Nyetaa MFC, together with the Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies Japan […]