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Man builds micro power station for DR Congo, using spare parts

Man builds micro power station for DR Congo, using spare parts

ROSE NGOY MUMBI, BIRD STORY AGENCY GEMMY Musati is trimming a client's beard at his barbershop in Mushaki village, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) province of North Kivu, Two customers sit on a bench, awaiting their turn on the barber's chair. Above the hum of electric clippers, Musati explains how his business and his life have changed since a regular power supply became available in the village, thanks to the efforts of a socially-minded local mechanic. "I started working in this barbershop with a generator, and it was so difficult because fuel was costly, and sometimes…
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