Abstract
This paper describes how the use of an impact
assessment reveals unknown information to project teams who
conduct community engagement engineering projects in rural
and distant villages. The paper depicts a “tried and tested” case
study to describe how the impact assessment is done and the
information revealed. The second phase of the Gwakwani project
included the installation of off-grid solar home systems in the
community. An assessment was later done which measured the
impact of the technology in the area, using survey analysis.