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AIDG Outreach: Success Stories |
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AIDG starts small businesses in developing counties to get under-served communities affordable renewable energy, sanitation and clean water. We currently work in Guatemala and Haiti. Here are some of our success stories with our first incubated business, XelaTeco. By supporting AIDG, you can make a differece in the lives of many families.
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XelaTeco finished its 2nd micro-hydroelectric installation in
Guatemala. The 75KW system which serves 110 families (over 500 people) in La Fe and
Chantel needed to be completely reconditioned due to damage sustained
in Hurricane Stan. XelaTeco got the system back online in time for the summer coffee harvest, saving the communities at least $4000
in electricity and diesel bill for this season. Continue.
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XelaTeco, with support from AIDG's interns, installed a solar water heater for La Guarderia, a childcare
center in Llanos del Pinal, Guatemala. Jóvenes Juntos requested the hot water system to promote healthy
hygiene amongst the center's children, particularly
in the cold winter months. Having hot water available is expected to
cut the number of skin infections, such as scabies and other
rashes. Find out more.
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With funding from AIDG and
the UNDP, XelaTeco completed a micro-hydroelectric project that is providing 40 families (roughly 200 people) with renewable electricity in
their homes for the first time. Before the existence of
XelaTeco, an isolated village like the Comunidad Nueva Alianza
(CNA) had few options for getting electricity, let alone renewable energy.
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Together with our community partners SOIL/SOL and AFAPA, AIDG constructed a community dry composting latrine in the Petite Anse neighborhood of Cap Haitien, Haiti. The public toilets, the first of many planned, will serve 300 people in the area. In an area prone to
flooding, this type of latrine can significantly reduce the contamination
of ground water.
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Featured: Projects in Progress
Improved Stoves for three Guatemalan communities
Waste to Energy and Sanitation in Cap Haitien, Haiti
Delivering water to Palmera Xolhuitz
Small-Scale Biogas for La Florida
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