04/22/13 Revolve Magazine- In the Spring 2013 edition of Revolve Magazine, on page 28, EPI is highlighted as a sustainable innovation!
2012 Pearson Education- A new textbook by the leading education publisher teaches children about life in Ghana and the work of EPI in electricity and school advancement!
12/13/12 Daily Graphic - Ghana- EPI makes the front page of Ghanaian newspaper!
04/02/12 US Department of Energy- The United States Department of Energy highlights Empower Playgrounds in Energy Literacy!
03/07/12 Market Watch- Viridian Brings Light to Ghana with EPI!
03/07/12 EcoSeed- Viridian completes solar power projects in African Village
03/07/12 ElectroIQ- Viridian's Sustainable Energy Project with EPI
02/14/12 The Daily Universe- Brigham Young University highlights the new Empower Playgrounds store!
01/27/12 Radio Netherlands Worldwide- EPI President Ben Markham and Ghanaian teacher Ebenezer Titume talk to RNW about the effects and success of EPI in Ghana
01/03/12 Standard-Examiner- A father visits his sponsor child in Ghana and helps to install an EPI merry-go-round
12/29/11 National Geographics- Empower Playgrounds Inc. added to National Geographic's Take Action page
12/21/11 Play & Playground Encylopedia- Empower Playgrounds Inc. joins a avid list of play organizations
11/21/10 Deseret News- "Playground initiative whirling - and expanding around the world" by Sharon Haddock
11/13/10 Daily Herald- "Provo's Empower Playgrounds joins Playworld Systems in Africa" by Matt Reichman
11/12/10 Playworld Systems- Blog entries
01/10/10 Salt Lake Tribune- "Man's LDS mission inspired bringing light to Ghana" by Associated Press
01/07/10 The Daily Herald- "Nonprofit lights up Ghana one playground at a time" by Matt Reichmann
03/25/09 The Daily Universe-"Playground in Ghana provides fun, boosts education and power" by Natalie Crofts
08/15/08 The Statesman - Ghanaian Newspaper- "Non-profit uses merry-go-round to light school" by Samantha Strong
08/25/10 Imaging Famine Blog- "Electrification in Ghana" by Peter DiCampo
06/10/10 New York Times- "Nights in Ghana, Captured by Flashlight" by Kerri MacDonald
03/25/10 Ghanaian Government- "Korean Government to Support Ghana's Electrification Programme"
01/05 The United Nations- "Energy key to Africa's prosperity" by Itai Madamombe
06/29/01 The World Bank- Report on National Electrification project for Ghana, noting the need for sustainable means to electrify rural areas
Wikipedia- "Renewable Energy in Africa" an introduction to the issues
TED Talk- "Working with...Engineering for the Middle of Nowhere" Toby Cumberbatch of Cooper Union highlights the need in rural areas
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Press Kit 2010-2011- Information on Empower Playgrounds Inc., including press releases, year end statistics and photographs
Photo: The Need - Dark Homes (girl helping with dinner)
Photo: The Need - Dark Schools
Science Lab: Cartoon of the Whirl Process
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