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CHANGE THAT LASTS
In summer 2021 we conducted an in-depth 27-site program evaluation of energy and water projects that we installed with partners between 2009 and 2019. We were thrilled to find that 97% of the 27 sites are still fully operational.
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👏 Welcome to the team!
Raven Walsh, Philanthropy Director
Raven has a unique combination of professional fundraising expertise and hands-on experience that make her a great fit for this role. In her last position on the executive team at a prominent Oregon-based non-profit organization, Raven personally raised over $10.5 million to support services for the Oregon's unhoused population through building relationships with donors, planning events and campaigns, and writing grants. She has supported multiple WaSH projects through Rotary and helped on site with two projects in Indonesia and Tanzania.
Welcome to the Green Empowerment team, Raven!
🌎 In May, a small Green Empowerment team traveled to the Río Cayapas in Ecuador. This vast waterway is home to many Afro-Ecuadorian and Chachi Indigenous communities who depend on the river for transportation, livelihoods, and water supply.
💧Find out how our recent project along the Río Cayapas helped improve access to the water supply and water system management in our latest blog: http://ow.ly/JpAj50K6xA1
#RioCayapas #60Hertz #WaterSystem #WaterManagement #Sustainability #Partnership #Water #GreenEmpowerment
We are so excited to host Passport to Empowerment at @BreatheBuilding!
The Breathe Building is a sustainably designed movement, arts and events center in Portland. With rooftop & patio, this beautiful indoor/outdoor venue allows flexibility to participate based on your comfort level and partake in a covid safe environment.
Designed by @greenhammerinc and constructed by @EarthAdvantage Silver Certification, the building honors the integral relationship between people and the environment.
Grab your tickets and check out the Breathe Building on September 23rd! More info on our link in bio!
#PassportToEmpowerment #GreenEmpowerment #25Years #P2E #25YearAnniversary #Celebration #TheBreatheBuilding #Sustainability #Community
🎉 We are thrilled to announce we raised $36,555 from individual donors in our local leadership campaign! With generous matching funds from our Board of Directors, that is $73,110 dollars to support local leaders as they mobilize communities to build clean water and renewable energy solutions. Big thanks to those who made generous donations! This work could not continue without your support.
🦚♻️☀️ We had a blast tabling at @stringsummit! It was awesome to partner with @elementalenergy and provide a solar charging station for festival attendees. Renewable energy was a great addition for sustainability efforts at @horningshideout!
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#NorthwestStringSummit #StringSummit #NWSS22 #HorningsHideout #GreenEmpowerment #Strummit #ElementalEnergy #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #SolarPower #SolarPanels #ChargingStation #Solar
✨ Join us September 23rd at the @breathebuilding! We're celebrating 25 years of tackling the world’s pressing issues at the village level.
🥂 We will gather in person for a lively and meaningful evening. “Passport to Empowerment” includes dinner and drinks, live music, a silent auction, and interactive passport stations where you can show off knowledge and connect with our international program staff.
🍷 Fill your cup with some fun and put your dollars where your values are! More info on our link in bio!
Huge thank you to our event sponsors:
~ @clearwayenergy
~ @bankofthewest
~ @newsunroadguatemala
~ @lewisandclarkcollege
~ @simpliphipower
~ @sunbridgesolar
~ @avangridren
~ @nwnatural
~ @pbs
💧 We are excited to share that we launched a pilot project with @60HertzEnergy! This project took place along the Río Cayapas in Ecuador and offers technical training for water management.
🛠 Find out how this remote monitoring app can be tailored to meet specific needs through detailed, step-by-step instructions in our latest blog. Link in bio!
#60Hertz #RenewableEnergy #WaterManagement #Sustainability #Partnership #GreenEmpowerment
👏 Welcome to the team!
Geo Corneby, Southeast Asia Program Director
Geo is an international development professional passionate about social justice and finding solutions that honor local community leadership. She brings her experience in sustainable finance, inclusive business tactics, and climate-positive value chains to support Green Empowerment programs in Southeast Asia.
We are excited for Geo to join Green Empowerment!
🛠💪🏾 We love seeing female empowerment with our projects! In the Ecuadorian Amazon, local women took charge of putting together structural elements for their elevated water filters and tanks in Condor Mirador. Stay tuned for more updates!
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#FemaleEmpowerment #Community #WaterFiltration #Water #Sustainability #WaterFiltration #Ecuador #Amazon #CondorMirador #EcuadorianAmazon
🌿🍑 We had a blast tabling at @oregoncountryfair this year! It was so great to be part of Energy Park and contribute to the educational environment of this wonderful festival.
☀️💡 Energy Park promotes information in the field of energy and innovative applied technologies, where local nonprofits promote their expertise, knowledge, and materials for festival attendees to learn.
#OregonCountryFair #EnergyPark #OCF #OCF2022 #GreenEmpowerment #Sustainability #LocalNonprofit
Our Executive Director, Andrea Johnson, will be speaking at @tedxfiesole!
Andrea is passionate about helping communities take agency over their own development to build their resiliency and get ahead of further climate change consequences. She combines her experience in community development, climate science, organizational management and clean energy to advance a vision of a more equitable world.
Andrea talk will cover "A Renewed Humanism" on September 17th! Stay tuned for more details.
✨ Ecuador update! ✨
In Rio Cayapas, materials were transported for 30 household sanitation systems that were installed by local technician Raúl Caicedo. Big thanks to our local partners at #ALTROPICO for supporting these projects!
#GreenEmpowerment #RioCayapas #WaterSanitation #Sanitation #LocalPartners #Partnership #Sustainable
✨ Local Leader Spotlight ✨
“It is something wonderful, which brought electricity to our community and to families. We all have this service and it depends on each one of us to choose how to use the energy.” - Vilmer Valdés Becerra, Chaupirume, Peru
Read more about this project and the local leaders that power them in our 2021 Annual Report. Link in bio!
📷 Featured: Community-scale micro-utility project
#GreenEmpowerment #LocalLeadership #LocalLeader #Leader #Electricity #RenewableEnergy #Energy
“I know in my bones what it means to not have basic services.” - Rafael Escobar, Founder and Director of Energía, Ambiente y Sostenibilidad.
In order to ensure we are building projects that are needed, used, and valued for years to come, we must build deeper relationships with partnership organizations and the communities they serve.
Please consider making a donation so that leaders like Rafael can continue to spearhead these critical projects in their communities worldwide. Link in bio!
#GreenEmpowerment #Partnerships #Relationships #Community #LocalLeaders #Sustainability #Energy
☀️ We are generating renewable energy for cacao producers in Nicaragua! 50 families now have access to solar systems in rural, off-grid households, eliminating their expenses for kerosene, candles, and batteries.
💡 Thanks to support from local partner #Cacaonica and funding from @meal_a_day_americas, these families now have the economic ability to use non-toxic, higher quality illumination to produce cacao. Stay tuned for more updates about this project!
#GreenEmpowerment #Solar #SolarSystem #SolarEnergy #Technology #Sustainability #Cacao #RenewableEnergy #Energy #Partnership
As we at Green Empowerment work to expand water and energy accessibility worldwide, we strive to respect global communities by working within regional contexts and cultures. Our work is more deeply impactful when it addresses the needs of the community from their own perspective.
Our Program Innovation Director, Joaquin Viquez, was able to see firsthand how your investment supports community needs. Find out more and help support this life-changing work. Link in bio!
✨ Local Leader Spotlight ✨
“There is an opening for renewables in the gaps where communities cannot viably connect to the grid. We as Sabah are small enough to pivot, yet large enough to be relevant for the global shift to renewables.”
- Cynthia Ong, Chief Executive Facilitator for @foreversabah and leader of #SabahRE2
Read more about this project and the local leaders that power them in our 2021 Annual Report. Link in bio!
#GreenEmpowerment #LocalLeadership #LocalLeader #Leader #RenewableEnergy #Energy #GlobalShift
Updates from Bolivia! We are thrilled to share that the projects to rehabilitate water sanitation systems are fully functioning in the Bella Altura community. Thanks to support from our local partner, @pa_latinamerica and the Healthy Schools Project, students and community members are truly happy with the projects and are very excited to keep working together. Stay tuned for project updates!
#LocalLeadership #WaterSanitation #CleanWater #HealthySchools #Rehabilitation #PracticalAction #Water #GreenEmpowerment #HealthySchoolsProject
✨ Local Leader Spotlight ✨
“With the DREAM tool, we analyze and provide customized data to our partners based on their operations. The conversation and support then transitions to an all round understanding of what quality health care means based on the intersection between reliable access to energy and health care delivery. Personally, i think it is a great opportunity to understand that my work, though small, is a contribution towards the continent’s long term vision of a prosperous Africa.” - Olivia Nanfuka, Energy Analyst for Green Empowerment and DREAM Tool Leader
Read more about this project and the local leaders that power them in our 2021 Annual Report. Link in bio!
#GreenEmpowerment #LocalLeadership #LocalLeader #Leader #DREAMTool #DREAM #Energy #Sustainability #Partnership
We are working to expand our cookstove project in Nicaragua! While many communities in the area still cook with traditional wood stoves, this can reduce forest resources and increase carbon dioxide exposure, leading to chronic respiratory diseases.
With support from local partner #Cacaonica and funding @meal_a_day_americas, families now have opportunities to learn about the benefits of cooking with an efficient stove that saves firewood and does not harm their health.
Stay tuned for more updates about this project!
#GreenEmpowerment #Cookstoves #Technology #Energy #Sustainability #Education #RenewableEnergy #Partnership