A 14-year-old boy living in the Borana area of Ethiopia who generates electricity for his village has revealed how he does it.
The 8th grade student of Tula Web Primary School identified as Adan Hussein Dida, said he uses biogas to generate enough power to light up several homes.
He said he did the project to reduce the suffering of the villagers who lack basic amenities like roads, hospital and electricity.
Adan began the project from his parent’s backyard where he decomposes animal waste inside a two-meter deep hole which enables him to generate enough electricity for at least eight houses.
He disclosed to newsmen that he charges each house the sum of $0.87 per month.
The locals who mainly depend on animal husbandry, have been thrown into untold hardship as a result of bad weather which resulted into a serious water scarcity.
Adan’s family disclosed that proceeds of the electricity project go into supporting his education as well as the upkeep of the family.
Speaking about the project, the 14-year-old boy noted that he’s very proud of what he has achieved so far.
“I am very proud of what i have achieve so far, the locals welcomed the project and thanked me for saving them from the usage of battery and tourch lights. The children can now read from home instead of them to wait unitil the next day to do their housework”
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