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Ginger graduated with an M.S. in Management Science and Engineering and a B.A. in Economics. She works in the World Bank Office of the Chief Economist and Africa Region. In addition, she manages a solar lighting project in South Africa. Previously, she worked for a start-up company in India making solar-powered lanterns for rural households and for Bain & Company. Fellowship During her Fellowship at Winrock, Ginger researched low-cost rural energy systems, specifically small solar-power light emitting diodes (LED) lighting systems. Her research included the market potential for such systems and the current status of product development and early demonstration and pilot projects and early market development efforts. Her Fellowship involved Virginia-based support for two field projects in the Philippines, travel to and work in South Africa to advance preparations for a pilot project to be implemented in 2006, and geographically cross-cutting research and analytical work. The support on the Philippine projects included review of proposed field research and project activities and providing recommendations on enhancements to the study design. The field work in South Africa included demonstrations of several different solar LED systems and soliciting input on preferences for the different systems by potential users and project stakeholders. Her work culminated in a presentation to Winrock staff in Virginia and Arkansas (by videoconference) summarizing her findings. Click on the link below to view this presentation:Low-Cost Solar LED Lighting for Rural Households “Having an intelligent, motivated person with good academic background, fresh research skills, and a short time-frame (i.e., time-bound Fellowship) can produce rapid results and innovative thinking if the candidate is well matched with a challenging task.” —Wendy Aulakh “Overall, the Fellowship was a great experience for me personally, as it allowed me a focused period of time to pursue an area of research that I now know I will definitely continue pursue in the future. It gave me a chance to network with people with similar interests and explore potential partnerships, as well as to see the internal workings of a major international US-government-funded NGO, which was very enlightening for me.” —Ginger Turner
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