"It’s crucial for us to identify and understand the gender disparities, procedural obstacles, and financial challenges that hinder women in decision-making." - Benaville Nagudi, Green Empowerment Uganda Program Coordinator Benaville traveled from Uganda to join our team in Colombia for a transformative workshop on water system sustainability. 🔗 Learn more about Benaville's experience: https://lnkd.in/gEGK7wCu
Green Empowerment
Renewables & Environment
Portland, OR 4,035 followers
Tackling the world’s most pressing issues at the local level.
About us
Green Empowerment works with local partners around the world to strengthen communities by delivering renewable energy and safe clean water. We collaborate with Indigenous peoples, rural communities, local organizations - and you - to improve health outcomes, build climate change resilience, advance gender equity and help lift families out of poverty.
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http://www.greenempowerment.org
External link for Green Empowerment
- Industry
- Renewables & Environment
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Portland, OR
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1997
- Specialties
- Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Social Justice, Micro-Hydro, Micro-Grids, Solar Water Pumping, Gravity-Fed Systems, Biosand Filters, Watershed Conservation, Biogas Digesters, International Development, Solar, Improved Cookstoves, Training & Leadership, Ram Pumps, Chlorination, Sanitation & Hygiene, Consulting, Community-Driven Engagement, Inclusive Training, Authentic Partnership, and Maximized Impact
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PO Box 8802
Portland, OR 97207, US
Employees at Green Empowerment
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Erick Petersen
Renewable Energy Executive - Board Member - Early Stage Investor - Sailor
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Claudio Pedretti
Access to Energy | Impact Investing | NED | StartUp Founder | Renewable Energy | Ted❌ speaker | Off-Grid | Microgrids | At the forefront to defeat…
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Andrea Johnson
Executive Director at Green Empowerment
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Geoanna Corneby
Program Director at Green Empowerment | Renewable Energy & WASH Access | Sustainable Development | Climate Justice
Updates
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Join us in welcoming new Board Member, Dr. Kristen Griffin! 🙌 Dr. Kristen Griffin is a strategy and technology executive, with over 20 years’ experience leading innovations to solve complex challenges spanning renewable energy generation and storage, agriculture and maritime robotics, and aerospace systems. Kristen is currently the Vice President of Solar & Storage Product Management at EDF Renewables. Kristen is deeply passionate about the promise of clean energy and water to empower communities and combat climate change. Welcome Kristen, we are so happy to have you on board!
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Green Empowerment's commitment extends beyond co-financing projects to capacity building. Discover the benefits of knowledge and technology exchange in this video, showcasing a cross-regional initiative in Nicaragua to install and learn about upflow roughing filters. 🎥 Watch the video: https://lnkd.in/d8wp-DMj 📖 Explore more inspiring stories in our 2023 Annual Report: https://lnkd.in/ggwHebVX
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Join us in welcoming new Board Member, Sneha Ayyagari! 🙌 Sneha was a Fellow with Green Empowerment in 2015 and has seen first hand the transformative power of the organization's approach of supporting community led projects that create environmental, social, and health benefits for generations to come. Sneha is currently the Senior Program Manager for Clean Energy Initiatives at the The Greenlining Institute where she advocates for equitable energy programs and policies. Welcome Sneha, we are so happy to have you on board!
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Kicking off a new round of projects with Meal-a-Day! 📍 22 projects 🤝 10 partners 🌎 5 countries in Latin America 👥 Reaching over 10,000 people in the next 18 months Thank you Meal-A-Day for this transformational support. 📷: Meal-A-Day funded our latest project with #AVODEC, bringing a reliable drinking water system to Aguas Zarcas in San Jose de Bocay, Nicaragua.
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🎬 Last night's "The Force of Water" screening at MIT Museum was incredible! A special thank you to our hosts, Susann Wilkinson and Michael Fischer, and the MIT event team for their support as well as everyone who attended. It was inspiring to connect with so many passionate individuals dedicated to sustainable water solutions. Check out some photos from the event:
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Will we see you tomorrow night? 👋 Join us at the MIT Museum for an insightful evening featuring an advance screening of Force of Water, followed by an engaging conversation with Andrea Johnson, Green Empowerment Executive Director. 🗓️ Wednesday, July 17th 🕕 6-8pm EDT 📍 MIT Museum, Cambridge, MA Register today: https://lnkd.in/gGZfj7Jr
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Beautiful tribute to Elisabeth Linder who passed away in June. Elisabeth was truly an inspiration - always working to help others, standing up for what she believed in, and doing it with deep humility. After her son was killed by US-backed rebels in Nicaragua, Elisabeth and her family supported a number of initiatives to make a positive impact in his honor. One of these initiatives was the Ben Linder Memorial Fund which eventually evolved into Green Empowerment. Elisabeth continued to support Green Empowerment throughout her lifetime. We are so grateful to her for sharing her story, her wisdom, and her support. https://lnkd.in/gJn4MDe5
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It's inspiring to see the tangible impact of our partnership with EKOenergy ecolabel and The Victim Relief Alliance. 🍯🐝 We are deeply grateful to EKOenergy ecolabel for their generous support in making this project a reality. The solar-powered honey processing plant in the Terego district of Uganda has not only eased the labor-intensive process of honey production but has also empowered both refugee and host community members by fostering cooperation and opening new economic opportunities.
☀ Progress update from EKOenergy's Climate Fund Projects! ☀ The newest publication in our Climate Stories series gives an overview of some of the outcomes of a project we funded in Uganda 12 months ago. We granted €26,585 to the NGO Green Empowerment and their local partner, The Victim Relief Alliance, to support the construction of a solar-powered honey processing plant in the Terego district in northern Uganda. The farmers in this region, who are a mix of refugees and local community members, rely heavily on agricultural production as their primary livelihood. Beekeeping forms a significant income source for smallholder farmers, but without access to electricity, processing the honey is very time-consuming and physically demanding. The new honey processing unit, powered by a 10.45 kW solar system, has made many of the tasks easier and improved the quality of honey products. 🍯 The farmers have established a legally registered cooperative consisting of 108 members from both refugee and host communities. This cooperative has improved coordination, facilitated the exchange of ideas and resources, and bolstered their negotiating power in marketing their products. With access to a reliable power source, the cooperative can also explore additional revenue sources, such as phone charging or selling cold soft drinks. Do you want to support impactful renewable energy projects like these? Through our Climate Fund, all EKOenergy users contribute at least €0.10 per megawatt-hour to carefully selected high-impact projects in low- and middle-income countries. Feel free to contact us to learn more.
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"Seeing communities being hands-on in construction works and participating in tariff design creates a rich sense of ownership." - Benaville Nagudi, Green Empowerment Uganda Program Coordinator Benaville’s journey from Uganda to Colombia for our recent workshop exemplifies the power of cross-border collaboration: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gEGK7wCu