Improving Health Through Solar Power in Zimbabwe

While our installation of water boreholes at two sites in Zimbabwe has already dramatically improved the lives of many people, significant challenges remain. One of the key ones is that in order to bring up water to ground level, the boreholes require electricity. This presents a problem in that Zimbabwe experiences regular power cuts. On weekdays, for example, there is often no power available between the hours of 7 am and 7 pm. Only at weekends does the supply become more reliable. Discussing how best we could tackle this, we decided that the answer lay in implementing the principles behind our Free Energy for All campaign.

The World Bank estimates that power shortages cost Zimbabwe around 6 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) each year, a significant toll on an already weak economy. Fortunately, one thing that the country isn’t short of is sunshine. Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital city where our Movement of Life project is based, experiences well over 2800 hours of sunlight per year – an average of almost 8 hours daily. This means it has enormous potential to take advantage of solar power.

Putting smiles on faces and transforming lives

Our first two solar panels were recently installed at the borehole we erected at Warren Park 4 school. We chose this site because it has a thriving fruit and vegetable gardening project, and the head teacher had kindly agreed to make the borehole available to the local community. The setting up of the solar panels was met with broad smiles and great excitement, as many of the children had never seen this type of technology before.

Commenting on the development, Bruce Kanengoni, our Movement of Life Zimbabwe national coordinator, said: “The installation of these solar panels will help provide water for more than 2,000 people, not just at the school but also in the local community. Having a regular supply of water for fruit and vegetable gardening and drinking is transformational. People here are incredibly grateful to the Dr. Rath Health Foundation for making this possible!”

Alice Machete, a student at the school, agreed. “I am so happy to see what the Movement of Life project has done for us,” she said. “At last, we have enough water to drink and look after our gardens.”

Alice’s parents are equally delighted. “Until now, the power cuts would often prevent us from using the borehole,” they explained. “But with the installation of the solar panels, our crops will stand a much better chance of surviving and providing us with enough to eat.”

Mr. Chinyayi, a member of the local community, is also enthusiastic. “This is good for the school and the local community,” he said. “By ensuring a continuous supply of water, these solar panels will go a long way towards improving everybody’s health.”

As always, if you would like to help support our lifechanging work in Zimbabwe, any donation you can make, no matter how small, will be very greatly appreciated!

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Paul Anthony Taylor

Executive Director of the Dr. Rath Health Foundation and one of the coauthors of our explosive book, “The Nazi Roots of the ‘Brussels EU'”, Paul is also our expert on the Codex Alimentarius Commission and has had eye-witness experience, as an official observer delegate, at its meetings.

Prior to joining the Foundation, Paul's background was in the music industry, where he worked as a keyboard player and programmer with artists including Paul McCartney, Bryan Ferry, Bill Withers, the Verve, Texas, and Primal Scream.

He first became interested in natural health after falling ill with a chronic fatigue syndrome-related disorder in 1991 and subsequently making a full recovery through the use of natural health therapies. After meeting Dr. Rath and Dr. Niedzwiecki at an anti-Codex rally in Berlin in 2002, Paul was inspired to make a life-changing decision to leave the music industry to work for the Foundation and help defend the right of patients worldwide to have free access to natural health approaches.

You can find Paul on Twitter at @paulanthtaylor

Der Executive Director der Dr. Rath Health Foundation ist einer der Koautoren des explosiven Buchs „Die Nazi-Wurzeln der Brüsseler EU“. Paul ist auch unser Experte zum Thema „Codex Alimentarius-Kommission“ und hat Augenzeugenerfahrung als offizieller beobachtender Teilnehmer bei diesen Treffen.

Bevor er seine Arbeit bei der Stiftung antrat war Paul in der Musikindustrie aktiv. Er arbeitete als Keyboard-Spieler und Programmierer mit Künstlern wie Paul McCartney, Bryan Ferry, Bill Withers, the Verve, Texas und Primal Scream.

Sein Interesse an natürlicher Gesundheit wuchs, als er 1991 an Störungen erkrankte, die aus einem chronischen Erschöpfungssyndrom resultierten. Durch natürliche Gesundheitstherapien wurde er schließlich vollständig geheilt. Ein Treffen 2002 mit Dr. Rath und Dr. Niedzwiecki bei einer Anti-Codex-Demonstration in Berlin inspirierte ihn zu einer lebensverändernden Entscheidung und er verließ die Musikindustrie um für die Stiftung zu arbeiten und das Recht der Patienten zu verteidigen, weltweit freien Zugang zu natürlichen Gesundheitsverfahren zu haben.

Auf Twitter ist Paul unter @paulanthtaylor zu finden.

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