This month, we purchased and installed solar panels at Safe City, our clinic in Oworoshoki, Lagos. We contracted a local vendor and installer from the Oworoshoki community, which also provided a small economic benefit to the area.
The panels provide backup power whenever the mains supply is unstable, generating enough electricity to run the clinic's computers, wifi, fans, and lights. This fixes the ongoing problems with electronic medical record data entry and internet outages that our nurses and patients had been dealing with regularly.
We spent about £395 (US$500) from Kwanda funds, and the Oworoshoki community raised an additional £275 (US$350) towards the installation. The system has been working well since it went live, and with reliable power now in place, the team can focus fully on patient care as Safe City continues to grow.
