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.

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.  

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.