Colombia
Water Solutions Without Borders
"I believe that the best measure to avoid privatization [of potable water] is for water boards to take ownership of their system through training and education, so they can manage ...
Read More Advancing Gender Equality: Progress in Latin America’s Water & Sanitation Sector
“We women bring an enriching perspective to the environmental discussions, considering that we often have differentiated experiences in relation to environmental impacts." - Paola Moreno Bermúdez, Green Empowerment Colombia Program ...
Read More The Silver Lining of the Pandemic: Virtual Capacity Building
When COVID-19 shut down Green Empowerment projects across Latin America, our staff and local partners were initially devastated. The renewable energy and clean water projects we were looking forward to ...
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 Water System Rehabilitation and Environmental Management in Tallambi, Colombia: Project Update
Located in remote southwestern Colombia within the Mayasquer Awá-indigenous territory, the town of Tallambi shares many environmental, cultural, and socioeconomic characteristics with neighboring Chical, just across the border-defining San Juan ...
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