ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors would like to acknowledge the contribution of the participants of the
workshop, held at SCODE offices in October 2000, who reviewed and collected further
information on the first draft of the manual.
The manual could not have been produced without support and commitment from the
following:
• Betty Rabar (Practical Action East Africa -ITDG EA) for leading the editorial
team
• Lydia Muchiri (Practical Action East Africa - ITDG EA) for proofreading and
• coordinating the work leading to this publication
• Anne Kavoi Mwangi for writing up the case studies
• Wanjiru Mwangi for editing of the manual
• Wep Impressions for design and illustrations of the manual
• Stephen Gitonga (Practical Action East Africa - ITDG EA) for sharing his
experiences and advice on the first draft
• Duncan Muchiri (SCODE solar technician) for correcting technical errors and
omissions in the first draft
• ITDG-EA for according institutional and financial support
Many thanks to the East Africa Energy Technology Development Network (EAETDN)
project donors, DflD CSCF, the Ashden Trust and the European Union for their
support. The EAETDN is instrumental in the distribution of the manual to its
membership in East Africa.
Finally, thanks to UNDP - GEF