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ENERGY
The World Bank’s 2017 State of Electricity Access report,
. . . emphasizes that UN Sustainable Development Goals like:
. . . . . . health,
. . . . . . education,
. . . . . . food security, and
. . . . . . employment,
. . . are all largely dependent on consistent, reliable access to -
. . . Energy.

The International Energy Agency, estimated
. . . 140 million people in rural areas, will gain access to electricity via
. . . mini-grids by 2040.

CONNECTIVITY
A 2016 study by MIT economists, found that using:
. . . . . . smartphones,
. . . . . . mobile (Phone) money, and the
. . . . . . internet helped,
. . . 194,000 Kenyans escape extreme poverty, over the course of
. . . 8 years.

EDUCATION
To keep their economies progressing,
. . . African nations should also be preparing students,
. . . for careers outside agrarian or labor-based fields.

AGRICULTURE
https://vimeo.com/69321929

HEALTHCARE
A robotic pharmacy system,
. . . which reduced prescription errors, and
. . . cut patients’ wait times from over
. . . 4 hours to under
. . . 20 minutes.
https://www.youtube....h?v=dxDbCx7UUWY

5-8-2018 Source:  #Solar: Economy, Simplicity, Flexibility