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Instituto Pólis

Instituto Pólis

Establishing a community-led solar collective in Brazil and powering a social housing complex through hands-on training for Black women in solar installation and management, advancing energy justice, economic opportunity, and climate resilience in underserved urban neighborhoods.

E-Tech International

E-Tech International

Partnering with Indigenous federations in the Peruvian Amazon and Solar Canoes Against Deforestation to pilot solar-powered canoes, strengthening energy sovereignty and land protection, while expanding access to essential services and building youth capacity.

The Mariposa DR Foundation

The Mariposa DR Foundation

Solar power for a world-class educational campus for at-risk girls and young women in the Dominican Republic.

Ofrenda A'bunna

Ofrenda A'bunna

An Indigenous community recuperates and regenerates ancestral territory in Colombia’s Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.

Colombia Verde

Colombia Verde

Increasing access to electricity and promoting economic development for some of the most remote communities in the Triunfo Cristal Páez Indigenous reservation.

HASER, Casa Pueblo

HASER, Casa Pueblo

First-time access to electricity for Haitian-Dominicans working on sugar plantations in the Dominican Republic.

ECOCEANOS

ECOCEANOS

Creating reliable access to water and electricity for the drought-stricken Zenú Indigenous community.

OpEPA

OpEPA

Solar energy and internet access for an indigenous school and community center.

Revolusolar

Revolusolar

Solar installation for 40 families in an indigenous community in the Brazilian Amazon.

Asociación ProPurús

Asociación ProPurús

Solar-powered aguaje fruit processing center, technician workforce development, and sustainable forest management training for a rural Indigenous community in the Amazon.

Fundación Selva Sagrada

Fundación Selva Sagrada

Installing solar home systems and providing technical training and capacity building for remote Indigenous Shuar communities in the Amazon.

Size of Wales

Size of Wales

Empowering the regional expansion of Kara Solar’s solar-powered boats and community centers in the Peruvian Amazon.

Ceibo Alliance

Solar energy for remote indigenous communities fighting to protect their ancestral ways of life alongside some of the most biodiverse rainforests on the planet.

Fundación Kara Solar

Fundación Kara Solar

Scaling a network of solar-powered canoes to transform transportation across the Amazon.