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Access to Electricity
Partnership with Electriciens sans Frontières
Electriciens sans frontières (Electricians without borders), an international social NGO mainly focusing on development work, is a standard in the field of energy.
The Legrand Group is one of the leading partners in the association. It supports Electriciens sans Frontières's actions to provide access to energy services, thus contributing to local economic development and the improvement of health and educational infrastructures.
Electriciens sans frontières is actively involved in supporting those involved in local electricity systems. Electriciens sans Frontières favours projects providing environmentally-friendly access to energy and water and those which incorporate energy efficiency, demand-side management and the use of local resources to meet growing needs.
Access to electricity : a Group commitment
As a world specialist in electrical and digital infrastructures for buildings, Legrand believes it also has a mission to ensure that the greatest possible number of people have access to electricity, throughout the world. Its partnership with Electriciens sans frontières and its donations of equipment are concrete examples of the Group's geographical and community involvement. A commitment that can be seen in a dozen or so projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Development aid in India
The development aid provided in India is a clear example of the Group's commitment to projects providing access to electricity.
An example of the Group's partnership with Electriciens sans frontières was the institution in 2009 of the ELEC Young Talent Challenge, a competition for students and apprentices in the electricity sector. Legrand and Electriciens sans frontières joined forces to offer the winner of the Challenge the opportunity to be involved in a humanitarian project in India. The involvement of Legrand India contributed to the success of the project, in particular through its donations of equipment and the provision of logistics support.
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The work requested by the local organisation, Niyamdru.dro, was:
- Improvement of the living conditions of the disadvantaged populations by the provision of electricity
- Electrification of shared buildings for trekkers in the Markha Valley
The work included:
- Supplying electricity to the community centre and the public toilets
- Provision of lighting and power sockets in the schoolrooms
- Provision of lighting in the dispensary
- Provision of lighting in the shelter
- Installing electric sockets for trekkers to charge the batteries of their electrical devices
Here are some of the achievements:
1 - Installation of solar panels for powering low-energy lighting in buildings
2 - Installation of cables and cable ducting, wiring accessories and electrical panels.
Connection and testing of the installation.
Training a local person to pass on their skills. The aim is to ensure the lasting nature of the actions carried out by Electriciens sans frontières, which are part of a wider programme of environmental protection and fair tourism.
3 - The involvement of local people is essential for the success of these missions as these are the people who will maintain, manage and improve the installations. Training local people is therefore part of a long-term process.
Emergency and post-emergency
The NGO Electriciens Sans Frontières was involved in the initial emergency response to the terrible earthquake that hit Haiti on January 12th, 2010. It is to use Legrand equipment in its work, in particular for lighting and ensuring the safety of the camps and health centres and for setting up water purification and pumping stations.
