May 05, 2005
Mali Field Notes - Digani and Bambougou-Wèrè
As part of the ongoing pilot test of the Kinkajou in Mali, field representative Ousmane Samake and project technician Emmanuel Coulibaly have been visiting participating schools and evaluating the use and condition of the Kinkajous.
Of the 10 schools visited, half had Kinkajous that were in need of repair. The most common problem was that the jack that plugs into the solar panel charger had broken been broken.
Karamogos from the villages of Digani and Bambougou-Wèrè brought their Kinkajous to OMAES (the local NGO) for evaluation. In Digani's case, the second soldering point of the jack was deficient.
Broken connector jack of Digani's Kinkajou
In the case of Bambougou-Wèrè's Kinkajou, however, it seems that the cause of the breakage was a hungry goat!
Posted by Matt Eckelman at May 5, 2005 04:50 PM
