Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Football-Fans-in-South-African-Village-27MZIFI6S280.htmlConceptually similarFootball Fans in South African VillageGP023FUCompleted★★★★Football Fans in South AfricaGP023NLCompleted★★★★Solar Public Viewing Area in JerichoGP023NNCompleted★★★★Solar Public Viewing Area in JerichoGP023FECompleted★★★★Solar Public Viewing Area in JerichoGP023FJCompleted★★★★Solar Public Viewing Area in JerichoGP023G2Completed★★★★Football Fans in South African VillageGP023FHCompleted★★★★Solar Public Viewing Area in JerichoGP023JSCompleted★★★★Solar Public Viewing Area in JerichoGP023JTCompleted★★★★View AllGP023FSFootball Fans in South African VillageSouth African football fans enter the Jericho community center to watch the match between Bafana Bafana (the South Africa national football team) and Uruguay. The Jericho project, a solar powered public viewing area for the World Cup, was initiated by Greenpeace Africa, marrying entertainment with education and proving how solar power has to be the solution for South Africa's energy crisis.Locations:Jericho (South Africa)-South Africa-Southern AfricaDate:16 Jun, 2010Credit:© Benedicte Kurzen / GreenpeaceMaximum size:3260px X 2193pxKeywords:Banners-Climate (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Night-Outdoors-Recreation-Renewable energy-Solar energy-Sports events-Villages-Youth Support Centre (YSC)Shoot:2010 World Cup Viewing in South African VillageThe villagers of Jericho, 180 kilometers from Johannesburg, gather around a specially constructed solar-powered Public Viewing Area to watch the World Cup matches. Young members of the community have been specially trained by Greenpeace to install and use solar powered systems. The intervention has highlighted the paradox of an event being held in a country where the majority of its citizens cannot afford to buy tickets to attend. The project is an unprecedented event for Greenpeace Africa, marrying entertainment with education - and proving how solar power has to be the solution for South Africa’s energy crisis.Related Collections:2010 World Cup in South Africa (All Photographers)
