Provide Renewable Energy to 22 Colombian families
Summary
This micro hydroelectric project will bring electricity and lighting to 22 indigenous families living in rural Minaflores, Colombia, an area under threat by guerillas and paramilitary.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
The Nasa/Paez people living in Minaflores currently have no access to electicity. Electricity is a basic need that can improve health, increase communication and security, provide lighting, and allow more time for education or work activities. A community-owned micro hydro project in Minaflores will be a sustainable business in this rural village and will improve the quality of life of its citizens.
Activities
Green Empowerment will partner with APROTEC (a Colombian NGO) as well as the residents of Minaflores to provide the equipment, manpower, and training needed to build the microhydro project that will bring electricity to villagers in this remote area.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $1,072
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $68,928
Total Funding Goal: $70,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Electricity and lighting will allow 110 indigenous Colombians to connect with the world beyond their isolated village, increase their security, and educate children. The micro hydro project will be a community-owned, sustainable business enterprise.
Project Message
The Nasa are determined to exercise their autonomy and right to exist, which they've fought for since the arrival of conquistadors. Having microhydro is a way to exercise their "energy autonomy."
- Mauricio Gnecco, Engineer
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Anna Anonymous
Program Manager
140 SW Yamhill
Portland, OR 97204
United States
503.284.5774
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Project Sponsor
Organization
Green Empowerment
140 SW Yahmill Street
Portland,
Oregon
97204
United States
503-284-5774
http://www.greenempowerment.org
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Where this Project is Located
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Colombia
and can also be found under 
Climate Change (GG Green).
For more information about Colombia, read the Human Development Report on Colombia or the Wikipedia entry for Colombia.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on June 24, 2008
Latest Update from the Field
Great news for Minaflores!
By Anna Garwood - Latin America Program Manager, October 16, 2009 09:51 PM
The hotel's sponsorship will be geared mostly towards the equipment costs of the project, so the donations raised through GlobalGiving will support the community organizing aspect of the project. Project organizers will train the community members in running the energy system and help them organize to administer it. A small tariff for energy service will allow the community to maintain the service long into the future.
Thanks to everyone who has donated to this project. Your donations helped get this project off the ground and will now help it be sustainable.
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