African Astronomy and Astrophysics (Pure Science) | 04 August 2009
Renewable Energy Initiatives Enhancing Education Access in Mali's Rural Schools: A Longitudinal Study
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Abstract
Renewable energy initiatives in Mali’s rural schools aim to enhance education access by providing sustainable power sources for science and technology labs. A longitudinal study using pre- and post-intervention assessments to measure changes in students’ physics knowledge, with a focus on gender disparities and socio-economic factors. Solar panels significantly improved electricity access by 80% in schools equipped with them, leading to a 15% increase in girls' average physics test scores (mean score: 72/100). Renewable energy programmes have positively influenced learning outcomes for rural schoolgirls by reducing power outages and enhancing laboratory experiments. Continue scaling up renewable energy initiatives while monitoring gender-specific educational gaps to ensure equitable access to STEM resources. Mali, Rural Schools, Renewable Energy, Physics Education, Girls The empirical specification follows $Y=\beta_0+\beta^\top X+\varepsilon$, and inference is reported with uncertainty-aware statistical criteria.