At the Honnold Foundation, we know that solar energy can fundamentally shift communities' trajectories for the better, so that people can thrive in the places they call home. But lasting change doesn't happen over night. The following case studies showcase just a few of the long-term, community-wide impacts that happen when we build trust based partnerships that last.

PSYDEH

For over nineteen years, PSYDEH has partnered with Indigenous women in Hidalgo, Mexico, to build social, economic, and gender equity. Through its Tech For All program, PSYDEH builds digital literacy and economic opportunity through community leaders. Since 2022, the Honnold Foundation has supported this work with funding and capacity building focused on solar energy and digital access. In the rural Sierra region, solar systems power 11 digital centers, reaching nearly 5,000 people across 19 Indigenous communities, strengthening women-led cooperatives and the Sierra Madre online marketplace.

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U YICH LU’UM

U Yich Lu'um (UYL) is a Maya-led organization preserving Indigenous culture, biocultural restoration, and traditional agriculture through its bilingual (Spanish–Maya) Escuela Agroecológica Decolonizante, which supports women beekeepers, farmers and youth in sharing ancestral knowledge. Since 2023, the Honnold Foundation has partnered with UYL to expand solar energy access, installing 12 kW of solar to power five water pumps and a training center, benefiting eight municipalities and about 275 people, bringing reliable water, strengthening local food production, and helping revitalize Maya language and farming traditions.

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