The Academy trains solar technicians in the design, installation, maintenance and repair of PV home systems appropriate to the surrounding local villages as well as larger systems. He is being trained as TEVETA solar teacher for the Central Region of Malawi. He received his solar training at the Zayed Solar Academy and at Mzuzu University in the Renewable Energy Department. Prior to joining Zayed Solar Academy, he worked as a field assistant on Climate Change Mapping Project sponsored by National Geographic. His future ambition in addition to teaching, is to design and develop new renewable energy technology appropriate for use in rural villages in Malawi. Dikirani Thaulo was raised by a single mother in Nkhundi village, he was the first in his village to attend secondary school. He is 21 years old.