Village by Village
Nicaragua 
The tropical lowlands and cooler highlands of Nicaragua are nestled in between Honduras to the north and Costa Rica in the south. Nicaragua has rich arable lands, large lakes and tropical rainforests, yet according to UNICEF, only 62% of Nicaragua's children have access to drinking water. And nearly half of the population lack basic electricity. Our projects aim to change that and more.
projects
- Clean Energy in Nicaragua (Biogas)
- Clean Water in Boaco (Solar Water Pumps)
- Clean Water in El Jocote (Solar Water Pump)
- Micro-Hydro Power in Nicaragua
- Solar Orphanage and School
- Training and Capacity Building
- Watershed Protection Cerro San Geronimo
- Watershed Protection in El Bote
- Wind-Solar for Energy, Water and Mango Business
featured project
Micro-Hydro Power in Nicaragua
Green Living Project's video featuring AsoFenix's Micro-Hydro Power systems in Nicaragua with collaboration with Green Empowerment. Green Living Project - Green Empowerment and AsoFenix
History of Involvement
Green Empowerment grew out of the legacy of Ben Linder, a young engineer who was volunteering in Nicaragua in the 1980s. While working to build a micro-hydro system to bring lights to a rural community, he was killed by the Contras. His colleagues formed the Association of Rural Development Workers-Benjamin Linder (ATDER-BL), which Green Empowerment continues to support to this day. Our first project was in 1998, when we help to extend the micro-hydro electrical grid in Bocay to reach an outlying community of 500 people. Each year since then, we have build our partnerships with both ATDER-BL and another grassroots organization, AsoFénix. We have provided hands-on renewable energy training, funded multiple projects, and supported Nicaraguan staff to go to international trainings in Peru on micro-hydro, solar, ram pump, and biogas technology.
In total, we have helped bring home lighting to 17,000 people, protected more than 2,300 acres of critical rainforest and watershed, brought clean water to 1,400, and biogas to almost 100 villagers. Our work in Nicaragua continues today to relieve poverty and implement sustainable energy projects.
