<p>We are ready to start this project to install 18 desktop computing stations in the Buseena Secondary School immediately on completing our funding.</p><p>We plan to deploy a fully functional networked computer lab with modern equipment that could run primarily on solar power. To outfit the lab, we chose ultra-low-power computers and servers, solar panels, deep-cycle batteries, charge controllers, lights, plus lockable battery racks and solar panel frames.</p><p>The lab will be outfitted with 18 computing stations, one Hub Server, nine 75W solar panels, three 200Ah deep-cycle batteries, two 30A charge controllers, and four 7W DC lamps. All of the components will be connected to the solar panels.</p><p>The solar panels harvest sunlight and convert it into electrical energy, which is stored in batteries for use when sunlight is not available. Each system is designed to be exposed to an average of five hours of sunshine per day in order to power the computers. When fully charged, the batteries can store 10 hours of power to run all installed items.</p><p>The Buseena Secondary School in Northern Uganda was displaced by the insurgency that has ravaged that part of the country for more than 20 years. The installation of the solar-powered computer lab outfit with computing stations actually sped up of the relocation of the school from Gulu back to its original — and current home. The relocation and investment in the Buseena Secondary School is another signal that peace is finally reaching region, and the rebuilding process is underway.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.inveneo.org/?q=sisters-casestudy">http://www.inveneo.org/?q=sisters-casestudy</a></p>