A Volunteer’s Reflections from the Field by Miriam Zubizarreta Ostivar Some people back home questioned me about the lack of facilities and comfort during site visits. My answer was that far from being a problem, it was grounding to see how few material items and luxuries we actually need to be

Written by Andrea Johnson, Green Empowerment Executive Director Green Empowerment has worked in Bolivia since 2016 with partner, Practical Action. The majority of our projects, including our first project along Lake Titicaca, focus on renewable energy systems for productive end uses with indigenous communities. Bolivia is consistently ranked as the second

Written by Asia Regional Director, Gabe Wynn A mere two hours from the peaceful border town of Mae Sot lies the Karen refugee community of Lay Kay Kaw. In this and other Karen refugee villages, what many consider to be the basic staples of everyday life – electricity, clean water,