Women Wind Weavers + BLUELab
We have started our spring 2011 campaign to fund the Women Wind Weavers of Guatemala. Donate: Women Wind Weavers
Problem:
Women bear the brunt of global poverty. Of the 1.2 billion living in abject poverty (less than $1.00 / day) an astonishing 70% are women. Women’s poverty leads to children’s malnutrition, stunted growth and cognitive impairment.
ATC Solution:
We need to create new opportunities for women to take control over their financial destiny
Our collaborative design team provides opportunity from the start. We are working with a local womens weaving cooperative to co-create a new technology that uses the traditional skills in new ways.
To help thousands of women, we will publish the Woven Wind Turbine online along with instructional photos and video. From our previous projects we expect dozens of nonprofits (NGOs) around the world to use our designs to help create new income for poor women worldwide.
Current Status:
We started working on the design and method of construction for woven wind turbine blades in September 2010. In February / March 2011 we met with our local partners in Nueva Santa Catarina Ixtahuacah, Guatemala. Collectively we began the design process for weaving both traditional fibers and high-strength fibers to create strong fabric that can then be formed into high efficiency wind turbine blades.
Read more and donate at: Women Wind Weavers
