International Impact Stories

In July 2015, GRID Alternatives installed an off-grid photovoltaic system on a primary school in the community of Totumblita. 

The community of Totumblita, consisting of 19 homes and 180 inhabitants, is tucked behind a forgotten corner of the town of Ciudad Dario, Matagalpa. The government authorities refuse to repair the road leading to the community, making the community virtually inaccessible during the rainy season.

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In December 2014, GRID Alternatives’ International Program is launching a pilot project to improve the lives of small farmers in rural Nicaragua.  GRID Alternatives volunteers will work with local families and partners, Suni Solar S.A. and the National Union of Growers and Livestock Farmers (UNAG), to install a solar-powered drip irrigation system to provide water for fruits and vegetable crops to small family-run farms. 

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