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After the Flood Along Rio Beni
Written by Elise Kittrell, Green Empowerment Technical Manager and Steve Meicke, Engineer and International Volunteer Nestled in the jungle of Rurrenabaque along the vast Rio Beni, live several indigenous communities. ...
Read More Bringing Clean Water to Maligue
Written by Elsa Frey, Green Empowerment Program Manager Green Empowerment is currently in the midst of a project to provide clean, potable water and hygiene and environmental education to improve ...
Read More Meet the Women of TONIBUNG
Written by Koto Kishida, Green Empowerment Malaysia Program Manager Green Empowerment works with partner organizations around the world to ensure our projects are shaped by local expertise. We started working ...
Read More Bringing the Biodigester to Sabah
Written by Koto Kishida, Malaysia Program Manager and Gabe Wynn, Asia Regional Director In late August, Green Empowerment and our partners successfully brought biogas digester (BGD) technology to Sabah, Malaysia. ...
Read More Green Empowerment Welcomes Maria Elisa, Nicaragua Fellow!
Written by Caitlyn Peake, Latin America Regional Director Crisis continues to unfold in Nicaragua. Although violence has diminished considerably and transportation routes are opening up, the people of Nicaragua are ...
Read More Founder’s Update: Sustainable Homes for the 21st Century
By Michael Royce, Green Empowerment Founder One of the things I like most about Green Empowerment is how family, friends and community have woven seamlessly into the organization’s fabric over ...
Read More Bringing Challenges to Light in Colombia: Project Update
This month, Ecuador Program Manager Sam Schlesinger ventured to Awá territory along the Colombia-Ecuador border, scouting sites for a potential PV solar project. He hiked through mountainous terrain with prospective ...
Read More Adapting to Change in Kampung Terian
By Jesica Sutandi, our Intern based in Malaysian Borneo working with local NGO partners TONIBUNG, PACOS and Forever Sabah. Week One I’d been lying on the bed under my mosquito ...
Read More Amid Conflict, Clean Water for Communities in Basilan: Project Update
By Jojo Fajardo, Green Empowerment Philippines Program Manager Access to clean drinking water and sanitation facilities are foundational to leading a healthy and productive life. Yet, 8 million Filipinos currently ...
Read More Remembering Linda Boise
By Andrea Johnson, Executive Director of Green Empowerment Earlier this week, our Board Chair and forever friend, Linda Boise, passed away. She and her husband, Steven, were visiting their son ...
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