Mathilda du Preez, the South African National Expert for Task 24 (www.ieadsm.org) tells the story of her PhD project in form of a Pecha Kucha presentation. Told at the Wellington IEA DSM storytelling workshop on March 17, 2014.

1. Is it just me or is it
dark in here?

5. 88% 47%

6. “I’m conscious
now, I’m aware,
I’m clever now”
John

7. “it was easy
because eh
an injury to
me is an
injury to
them”

10. Bophelong Community Primary School

11. “maybe if you can get time,
you can come back so that
you can explain to me what
to expect”
“The only thing I advised
them is to unplug because I
that’s what uh I was doing,
yes, that’s all”
Nomvula

15. “It looks like a bomb” - Tryphena
“I didn’t use it” - Magdalena
“I left it in the cupboard, away from the kids” –
Joyce
“I must confess…I was ignorant of the use of
that thing” - John
“I didn’t learn anything” – Nomvula

16. Average use per person per day
4 kWh
Minimum = 0.7kWh pppd
Average use per person per day
10 kWh
Maximum = 20 kWh pppd