{"id":2658,"date":"2014-02-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-26T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gridalt.wpenginepowered.com\/the-current\/announcing-our-international-program\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T12:03:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T16:03:05","slug":"announcing-our-international-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gridalternatives.org\/es\/the-current\/announcing-our-international-program\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a1Anunciamos nuestro Programa Internacional!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nos complace anunciar que la organizaci\u00f3n sin fines de lucro Power to the People se une a nuestra familia como nueva entidad de GRID Alternatives. <a href=\"\/es\/learn\/programs\/international-program\/\">Programa Internacional<\/a>, pendiente de aprobaci\u00f3n regulatoria.<\/p>\n<p>El trabajo internacional siempre ha sido parte de nuestra visi\u00f3n a largo plazo de llevar la energ\u00eda solar a comunidades desatendidas. En noviembre del a\u00f1o pasado, Tim Sears, cofundador de GRID, tuvo la oportunidad de viajar a Nicaragua junto con <a href=\"http:\/\/www.powertothepeople.org\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">El poder al pueblo<\/a> y 13 voluntarios de GRID instalaron sistemas solares de energ\u00eda el\u00e9ctrica fuera de la red en una cl\u00ednica y escuela rurales, iluminando literalmente a la comunidad por primera vez. Fue una experiencia tan poderosa y tan acorde con nuestra misi\u00f3n y nuestros valores que decidimos convertir el programa en una parte permanente de nuestra organizaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>Un cordial saludo a Jenean Smith, fundadora de Power to the People, nuestra nueva directora de programas internacionales, y <a href=\"\/es\/learn\/programs\/international-program\/staff\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nuestro equipo<\/a> \u00a1En Nicaragua!<\/p>\n<p>El Programa Internacional de GRID continuar\u00e1 desarrollando y ampliando el modelo de \u201cvoluntourism\u201d utilizado con \u00e9xito por Power to the People desde 2008, brindando oportunidades a los voluntarios para viajar a Nicaragua y instalar sistemas solares junto con los miembros de la comunidad, mientras recaudan fondos para apoyar los proyectos.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/es\/learn\/programs\/international-program\/trips\/\">Viaja con nosotros<\/a> y ayudar a llevar energ\u00eda a escuelas, centros comunitarios y cl\u00ednicas de salud en toda Nicaragua para que los ni\u00f1os puedan estudiar por la noche; que las familias puedan cargar sus tel\u00e9fonos celulares y las bater\u00edas de los electrodom\u00e9sticos; y que todos puedan tener acceso a equipos m\u00e9dicos vitales y vacunas perecibles.<\/p>\n<p>En este momento estamos contratando voluntarios para realizar viajes en <a href=\"\/es\/learn\/programs\/international-program\/trips\/\" target=\"_blank\">Del 9 al 17 de agosto<\/a> y <a href=\"\/es\/learn\/programs\/international-program\/trips\/\" target=\"_blank\">Del 25 de octubre al 2 de noviembre<\/a>, y tendremos m\u00e1s oportunidades en 2015. Tambi\u00e9n ofrecemos viajes corporativos y para grupos de estudiantes\u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/gridalternatives\/sets\/72157640985821204\/\" target=\"_blank\">haga clic aqu\u00ed<\/a> \u00a1Fotos de nuestro reciente viaje con SunRun! \u00a1Gracias a todos los que hicieron que este sue\u00f1o se convirtiera en realidad! Nuestro trabajo internacional <a href=\"https:\/\/donatenow.networkforgood.org\/1441127\" target=\"_blank\">apadrinado por los simpatizantes<\/a> como t\u00fa. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International work has always been part of GRID Alternatives&#8217; long-term vision of bringing solar to underserved 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