Project Naviti Old

Naviti District Primary Solar Project

Here’s what a solar system means for the school:

students can start computer education
the school will spend the money saved on generator fuel to buy the computers. And that benefit lasts for decades. The fuel saving will be between $4000 and $5000 per year. That will increase over time as fuel prices increase.
teachers can do their computer work in the day time rather than waiting for the generator to come on at night.
no more kerosene lanterns in the teachers’ homes. Better health and less risk of fire.
heaps less carbon dioxide will enter the atmosphere.
and no more noisy generator in the background when they need power.

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About Naviti Primary School

The school is located just north east of the village of Marou, Naviti Island, Fiji.

Six teachers provide classes for 135 students from Years 1 to 8 (primary goes to year 8 in Fiji). The school draws students from nearby villages and islands. There are six teachers’ quarters where the teachers and their families live.

The school generator delivers power for a few hours per week during the day time on a needs basis for photocopying and other teacher needs. The generator runs for four hours each night for study and to supply power for the teachers’ families. But often they run out of money for fuel in the last week of the month and have no power for that week.

Zoom into the map: the primary school is the buildings at the top of the left hand (south) playing field. The teachers’ quarters are to the left of and below the playing field. The buildings around the right side (upper) field is the high school that now has a solar system.
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