Impact Spotlight
Solar-powered irrigation to stabilize local agriculture and food systems
50 photovoltaic kits for 50 Zenú mothers
Climate education and reforestation training for 100 young people
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Located in the Indigenous reserves of San Andrés De Sotavento, Colombia, the Zenú Indigenous community has faced a long history of systematic, extractive industry. Forced displacement left communities without access to water, electricity, gas, and other basic services, resulting in limited access to the resources needed to create sustainable livelihoods.
Founded with a mission to both support Indigenous peoples and preserve marine ecosystems, ECOCEANOS uses climate infrastructure to alleviate some of these pressures. Building on a previous project that supplied 50 women and their families with small solar energy kits to power their homes, ECOCEANOS now plans to work with the Zenú Community to build additional solar infrastructure.
“The implementation of this project will mark a before and after in our community... understanding the importance of sustainable practices with the environment allows us as a community to join forces to reduce the impacts of climate change.”
HF Partnership
Honnold Foundation is partnering with ECOCEANOS to build a solar-powered irrigation system, boosting Zenú communities’ climate resilience and economic opportunity. A solar-powered hydraulic pump will ensure a reliable water supply for crops across 30 hectares and increase food accessibility for 300 families in the region.
Community members will be employed throughout the project’s installation phase, and the subsequent project maintenance will create additional jobs. Building on a decades-long relationship with ECOCEANOS, community members will continue to be the primary decision-makers and resource managers well into the future.
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