{"id":4125,"date":"2024-07-05T20:47:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T20:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energy-assistance-stg.dsa-noprod.myoddcloud.com\/providing-hope-for-a-bright-future-at-new-era-schools-ntcheu-malawi\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T21:02:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T21:02:40","slug":"providing-hope-for-a-bright-future-at-new-era-schools-ntcheu-malawi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/energy-assistance.org\/en\/providing-hope-for-a-bright-future-at-new-era-schools-ntcheu-malawi\/","title":{"rendered":"Providing HOPE for a bright Future at New Era Schools, Ntcheu, Malawi"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4125\" class=\"elementor elementor-4125 elementor-4098\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-580810e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"580810e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b51432\" data-id=\"1b51432\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c711724 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c711724\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef9decc\" data-id=\"ef9decc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-302b843 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"302b843\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"733\" data-end=\"1204\">New Era Schools in Malawi has collaborated with Energy Assistance sponsored by Fondation ENGIE to provide solar panels and batteries to its Girls\u2019 Secondary and Primary Schools.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c445bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"1c445bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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href=\"https:\/\/energy-assistance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2024_06_Ntcheu_Solar_9-1-300x237-1.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"1c445bc\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"2024_06_Ntcheu_Solar_9-1-300x237\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDEwMywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2VuZXJneS1hc3Npc3RhbmNlLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMTFcLzIwMjRfMDZfTnRjaGV1X1NvbGFyXzktMS0zMDB4MjM3LTEuanBlZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjFjNDQ1YmMifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/energy-assistance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2024_06_Ntcheu_Solar_9-1-300x237-1.jpeg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"237\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/energy-assistance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2024_06_Ntcheu_Solar_7-300x209-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"1c445bc\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"2024_06_Ntcheu_Solar_7-300x209\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDEwNiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2VuZXJneS1hc3Npc3RhbmNlLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMTFcLzIwMjRfMDZfTnRjaGV1X1NvbGFyXzctMzAweDIwOS0xLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjFjNDQ1YmMifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/energy-assistance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2024_06_Ntcheu_Solar_7-300x209-1.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"209\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae2518e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae2518e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>New Era School was the first school in Ntcheu District\u2014and the entire country\u2014to provide private education for girls back in 1993. Thirty one years later, the school has become a cherished local and national treasure. Thousands of its alumni have been sent to the best universities and many are working in the private and public sectors, and still it continues to provide quality but modern education for low to middle income households. Its core mission is to provide holistic education. That means IT literacy for all. But in a country where power outages are frequent, and the economy is hyper-unstable, the directors sought assistance to tackle the problem.<br>     <\/p><p>But in a country with frequent power cuts and a highly unstable economy, the directors asked Energy Assistance for help in tackling the problem. Gasoline-powered generators, used during power cuts, were neither environmentally friendly nor sustainable, and were very expensive. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e76151e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e76151e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c0d7a33\" data-id=\"c0d7a33\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec43c79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec43c79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/energy-assistance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2024_06_Ntcheu_Solar_12-300x225-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4109\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d01a19f\" data-id=\"d01a19f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99b0534 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99b0534\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"419\" data-end=\"587\">Energy Assist installed 11 photovoltaic panels and 2 Lithium batteries as a backup to \u201cNew Era School\u2019s connection to ESCOM (local provider).<br><br><br>The solar system (nearly 5 kWp with a storage capacity of 8.9 kWh) ensures constant electricity in critical areas such as foyers, classrooms, the computer room, along the school fence and in the main administration office.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e504e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e504e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d69c400\" data-id=\"d69c400\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab882d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab882d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It also enables to:<br><\/p><ul><li>Provide consistent electricity, which is crucial for uninterrupted learning.<br><br><\/li><li>Enable longer study periods by providing light after dark.<br><br><\/li><li>Guarantee access to ICT equipment for students.<br><\/li><li>Improve security<\/li><li>Support the running of basic facilities such as lavatories and the kitchen.<\/li><li>Reduce electricity costs, making funds available for other educational needs.<\/li><li>Promote the use of renewable energy and reduces reliance on fossil fuels and encourage the students to do so.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-678bf0b\" data-id=\"678bf0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b300d57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b300d57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" 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prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark markdown-new-styling\"><p><strong>Future projects and further development<\/strong><\/p><p>Building on this partnership experience, the school management allows itself to dream bigger and go further in its commitment to education and the environment:<\/p><ul><li>It wishes to introduce biogas during the next school year in order to limit the use of firewood and to fight against deforestation and reduce its carbon footprint and is currently looking for partners to tackle this major problem in schools from Malawi.<\/li><li>In order to improve the learning of information technologies, it introduced 50 educational tablets with which students can \u201cself-learn\u201d.<\/li><\/ul><p><br>For the community at large, New Era Schools plans:<br><\/p><ul><li>To launch a women only access to ICT facilities lab that will also act as a safe space for women and children.<br><br><\/li><li>To finish constructing its community business centre \/ ICT- business growth hub which will be available to the Ntcheu community.<br><br><\/li><li>To open an emergency phone charging bay for the community.<br><br><\/li><li>To help its teachers acquire solar lights in their own homes, so they can can assign and grade homework after dark or in blackouts<br><br><\/li><\/ul><p><br>Learn more \ud83d\udc49 (<a class=\"swipebox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L1YK1JhMVhA\" data-rel=\"lightbox-video-0\">video<\/a>)<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-25b06e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25b06e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d72690\" data-id=\"2d72690\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-816bc31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"816bc31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/energy-assistance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2024_06_Ntcheu_Solar_1-225x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4121\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c78906d\" data-id=\"c78906d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aa1dd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8aa1dd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Acknowledgments.<br><\/strong><\/p><p>This wonderful project was initiated by Eva G., an environmentalist, who sought the assistance of Energy Assistance on behalf of New Era School. The Jesman family, the founders and proprietors of the school. The successful material installation was carried out by a dedicated local supplier, Go Solar, ensuring close after-sales service. A big thank you to the exceptional team of volunteers: Genevieve R., Michael d M., Sarah O. and to all supporters who have brought hope to the district and the people of Ntcheu. Thank you !<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Era Schools in Malawi has collaborated with Energy Assistance sponsored by Fondation ENGIE to provide solar panels and batteries to its Girls\u2019 Secondary and Primary Schools. New Era School was the first school in Ntcheu District\u2014and the entire country\u2014to provide private education for girls back in 1993. 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