To give young activists and volunteers an understanding of what renewable energy can do, we recently hosted a full-time solar training camp that ran from 24 September to 9 October at the Baden-Powell Scout Camp in Morningside, Durban.

During the training camp, youth learnt how solar power (and other renewable energy) works, how solar panels themselves work, and how to install the panels.

There was a special focus on Green Jobs, the future for our youth.

Four high efficiency solar panels were donated by SunPower, installed by the camp attendees on two Greenpeace mobile showcase units. Each unit can power multi-media technology devices, like televisions, laptops and sound systems.

The course wass set up to empower young people with skills and knowledge of solar energy, and to communicate the growing need for renewable energy solutions at COP 17, as voiced from the generation of tomorrow.

This work is just one of the ways Greenpeace is helping South Africa find solutions to the climate change problems our communities face.

You can play your part in this by signing our petition, asking government to use the Sun and Wind more!