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 SELF
The Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF) helps developing nations power a brighter future for their people and the planet through innovative uses of solar photovoltaic power. SELF's projects address essential needs including household lighting, water pumping and purification, vaccine refrigeration, education, micro-enterprise, and modern communications.
In every action, SELF strives to honor the integrity of indigenous cultures, and to respect the delicate balance of local and global systems. Another key feature of SELF’s projects is that they are locally sustainable, and therefore families and people in the local community are trained on how to maintain the solar systems.
Since its founding in 1990, SELF has completed solar energy projects in more than 15 developing countries including: China, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Solomon Islands, Brazil,
Tanzania, South Africa, Uganda, Nigeria, Benin, and Rwanda. SELF is a small and agile organization that pours its resources into projects, rather than organizational bureaucracy. Christopher Flavin, President of the WorldWatch Institute, has remarked, "I know of few small non-profits with SELF's impact." Mikhail Gorbachev, presenting SELF with the 1998 Green Cross Millennium Award for International Environmental Leadership, praised SELF's, "dedication, leadership, and vanguard efforts in creating a value shift for the new millennium."
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 James Marshall
Co-Founder, Justonefrickinday.com – Born in London (England), James now resides in New York City. After several years working in International Business for a Global IT Firm, James moved {with said firm} to the United States where his background in Radio, Television and Publishing, saw him take a major role in the launching of the companies Media and Entertainment Division this year (2008). In Parallel to his career, James was a competitive athlete for the 260 strong Eton Excelsior Rowing Club from 2000 to 2007, with the last 2 years as a proud Club Captain. He has supports a number of charities including The Samaritans, The Red Cross and Cancer Research. In 2007, James led a small team to climb Great Britain’s Snowdon, Scarfell Pike and the Ben Nevis Mountains to raise awareness and funds for the Anthony Nolan Trust and Children with Leukaemia. In 2008, James (with girlfriend Elettra) started to work with the Guide Dog Foundation and is currently in the process of training Gracie.
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 Elettra Wiedemann
Elettra has been a fashion model for six years, and has worked as the international spokeswoman for the cosmetics company Lancome since 2005. In January 2008, Elettra helped to organize the first ever Green Fashion Show in NYC, which was a showcase of eco-friendly fabrics in partnership with Barney's, non-profit EarthPledge, and 29 of the world's most celebrated designers including
YSL, Donna Karan, Versace, and Burberry. In Fall of 2008, Elettra will pursue a Masters in Biomedicine from London School of Economics in Biomedicine, Bioscience, and Biosociety.
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 Francis Lavery
Francis Lavery is a contract web developer who has worked on projects for companies such as BMW, Lexus, Jaguar, Nikon and Verizon. Francis is originally from Northern Ireland but now lives in the US with his wife and 3 cats. He is a graduate of Queens' University of Belfast and can be contacted at the link below.
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 Nanooba
Paul Addy does stuff with the things you see (including the website you’re now looking at). Not only that, he does stuff that is intended to make your life easier. He is a passionate and enthusiastic Graphic Designer who has been in the game for over 10 years, working on some of the biggest brands in the world.
Originally from the UK but now lives in Switzerland, the land with snow-capped mountains and milk chocolate on tap. He is currently establishing and growing a new Design Agency: nanooba.
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 Robert Freling
Executive Director of the Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF). In 1995 Mr. Freling collaborated with SELF as a Chinese translator and interpreter to coordinate a 1000-house solar electrification project in rural Gansu, China. He was soon appointed SELF’s Director of International Programs. In that role, he facilitated negotiations between the U.S. Department of Energy and the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture to expand the Gansu Province solar electrification project. In July 1997 Mr. Freling assumed the responsibilities of Executive Director of SELF.
Prior to joining SELF, Mr. Freling worked for a popular NGO based in New York, and then moved to Taiwan where he worked for several years as a Chinese-English translator and business consultant.
A native of Dallas, Texas, Mr. Freling received a B.A. in Russian Studies from Yale University and an M.A. in Communications Management from the Annenberg School of Communications at the University of Southern California. Mr. Freling is fluent in a number of foreign languages, including Spanish, French, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese and Indonesian. He has traveled extensively around the world, and lived in Europe, Asia, and South America.
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 Joey Jalleo
Joey Jalleo is a freelance Special Events Producer and Publicist with over 10 years of experience in the fields of fashion, art, entertainment and design. Jalleo began his career as a prop stylist for Saks Fifth Avenue's national advertising department creating and building concepts for online, print and television campaigns. Since then, Jalleo has been at the forefront of special event public relations working with the most sought after names in the industry. Jalleo currently resides in New York City.
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