LIGHTS FOR KIDS DURING QUARANTINE WE DELIVERED SOLAR LAMPS FOR KIDS LIVING IN THE DARK La Zona Reina is one of the poorest areas of Guatemala, where over 75% of the population lives in poverty. Thousands of people live day-to-day, but have been out of work for over 2 months due to national self-quarantine laws. …
Exemplary Project Award 2019 ITS OUR THIRD AWARD THIS YEAR! WHAT WE FOUND OUT Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association selected our Solar School Computer Lab project with the community of Tiritibol as an exemplary project in the field of renewable energy! In 2018, ATC and community volunteers installed solar power to electrify classrooms and run …
VOLUNTEERING FOR THE SOLAR DEHYDRATOR PROJECT VOLUNTEERS USE THEIR ENGINEERING SKILLS FOR HUMANITARIAN PURPOSES Karima Saddedine volunteered for ATC in Guatemala in 2018 during three months of service in rural communities and in the office. Here’s what she had to say about it. I spent a week in the Community in Quixaya, a beautiful sustainable farming …
OUR HYBRID SOLAR DEHYDRATOR SHORT-LISTED WITH SIEMEN’S DESIGN CHALLENGE Although COVID-19 interrupted the build of our latest prototype in March 2020, we held on tight. We competed in the Siemen´s Design Challenge on Engineering for Change to expose our work to new critique and improvement. Our project was short-listed and given feedback on our response …
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COVID-19 RESPONSE Now more than ever, we see the importance of smart, simple solutions to keep communities healthy and resilient in a global crisis. Guatemala’s tough response to containing the Coronavirus has been extremely successful – a strict curfew has the whole country at a stand-still for over 2 weeks now, keeping us at …
ONLINE COACHING TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES PIVOT THROUGH THE COVID CRISIS Thanks to the support of our loyal donors, we will reach 120 small businesses with webinars on sales and operations strategies to adjust to new conditions in Guatemala arising from the COVID pandemic. Expert consulting is not accessible nor affordable for struggling rural businesses. …
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ATC RECOGNIZED FOR SDG #9 BY UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATIONS OF GREATER LANSING AND GREATER DETROIT The United Nations Association Greater Lansing and United Nations Association Greater Detroit’s online event on Oct. 26, 2020 recognized 17 exemplary organizations/individuals from across Michigan – one for each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s.) ATC was selected to spotlight our work …
OUR WORK IN 2020, PIVOTING TO KEEP GROWING Starting a community-based organization in the midst of a global crisis is not easy, but our vision for inclusive economic development that protects health and the environment is more relevant than ever. The COVID pandemic has disrupted MPL – a community energy champion and non profit social …
GOING SOLAR – AN INTRODUCTION TO SOLAR POWER FOR YOUR HOME OR SMALL BUSINESS Join us on March 20th, 10:00 AM at Maker Works in Ann Arbor to learn about the latest in solar power. John Barrie, Founder of the Appropriate Technology Collaborative will introduce you to the concepts and realities of residential solar power. …
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