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UNESCO and Panasonic Corporation signed an agreement for Myanmar in November 2015 to promote educational support for youth living in the vicinity of the ancient city of Bagan* in Myanmar, which is currently a nominee for a UNESCO World Heritage listing. The signing covers the donation of solar-powered power storage to schools, as well as educational support for sustainable community development around the area.
Panasonic will donate a total of 500 units of its eneloop solar storage to around 40 schools located in off-grid communities. In Myanmar, 68% of its population** is said to have no access to electricity. Young people who live in off-grid communities can only study in poorly-lit classrooms in the daylight hours.
Panasonic's eneloop solar storage is a compact power storage system with LED lights which stores power generated by solar cells during the day and provides lighting that can be used at night or for classrooms. Announced in late October 2015, the product is estimated to last five years and can be fully charged in about five hours. Through this donation, Panasonic will support the development of a school environment where young people can study anytime under safe, bright lights.
In partnership with Myanmar’s Ministry of Education, local government and communities, Panasonic will also support for two years an education curriculum covering the areas of sustainable growth, science and society, to be created in conjunction with the Ministry of Education. The programme will be offered to young people and teachers/instructors living in the same off-grid communities.
Further, in coordination with Panasonic’s ongoing Eco Learning Program***, an environmental education programme will be conducted to raise environmental awareness of the next generation of children and to motivate them to take concrete action.
Interested?
Panasonic will donate a total of 500 units of its eneloop solar storage to around 40 schools located in off-grid communities. In Myanmar, 68% of its population** is said to have no access to electricity. Young people who live in off-grid communities can only study in poorly-lit classrooms in the daylight hours.
Panasonic's eneloop solar storage is a compact power storage system with LED lights which stores power generated by solar cells during the day and provides lighting that can be used at night or for classrooms. Announced in late October 2015, the product is estimated to last five years and can be fully charged in about five hours. Through this donation, Panasonic will support the development of a school environment where young people can study anytime under safe, bright lights.
In partnership with Myanmar’s Ministry of Education, local government and communities, Panasonic will also support for two years an education curriculum covering the areas of sustainable growth, science and society, to be created in conjunction with the Ministry of Education. The programme will be offered to young people and teachers/instructors living in the same off-grid communities.
Further, in coordination with Panasonic’s ongoing Eco Learning Program***, an environmental education programme will be conducted to raise environmental awareness of the next generation of children and to motivate them to take concrete action.
Interested?
*Myanmar is aiming to inscribe it on the World Heritage list in 2017.
**World Energy Outlook 2015 by the International Energy Agency
***The Eco Learning Program is a Panasonic programme which helps to heighten children's awareness and understanding to the environmental changes and importance of biodiversity. It also aims to promote children's participation in activities to improve or maintain environmental quality.
**World Energy Outlook 2015 by the International Energy Agency
***The Eco Learning Program is a Panasonic programme which helps to heighten children's awareness and understanding to the environmental changes and importance of biodiversity. It also aims to promote children's participation in activities to improve or maintain environmental quality.
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