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Project 73: Solar Mamas - Guatemala
We are partnering with Barefoot College Latin America to train rural indigenous women as Solar Engineers and provide the materials needed to electrify 50 households in their villages. Join us in giving families in rural Guatemala the safety, opportunity, and stability that come with having reliable light for the first time.Read more
Project 73: Solar Mamas - Guatemala
For the second time, Mite's Giving Community is partnering with Barefoot College Latin America to light up villages in rural Guatemala, where more than 377,000 families still live without electricity. Relying on candles, kerosene lamps, or open fires, their homes become hazardous, the light unreliable, and the supplies expensive. Without steady light, evenings are shortened, studying becomes difficult, income-generating work is limited, and homes fill with smoke that harms long-term health.
Through Project 73: Solar Mamas – Guatemala, we are supporting Barefoot College's 10-week residential program that trains rural indigenous women to become community solar engineers. Through hands-on learning, these women master the skills needed to assemble, install, and maintain solar home lighting systems. When they graduate, they return to their villages equipped with the tools and confidence to lead solar electrification in their own communities.
Mite’s Donor Community will also provide the materials needed to bring solar energy to 50 homes — including solar panels, batteries, LED lights, charge controllers, wiring, and installation tools. Each household receives a durable solar lighting system capable of illuminating multiple rooms and charging small devices. For families, this means children can study after dark, parents can work into the evening, income once spent on candles and kerosene can go toward essentials, and indoor air quality improves significantly.
Alongside Barefoot College's technical training, each woman participates in an ENRICH curriculum, which builds leadership, financial literacy, digital skills, health awareness, and personal agency. This additional learning ensures Solar Engineers return home not only with practical expertise, but with the confidence and vision to advocate for their families, support their communities, and pursue new livelihood opportunities.
Give to Project 73 today, and you will help indigenous women step into respected technical roles — while providing families with their first safe, reliable source of light.
3% Funded
$1,013 of $33,750
People served
252 served
Project category
Education
Location
Quiché, Guatemala
For the second time, Mite's Giving Community is partnering with Barefoot College Latin America to light up villages in rural Guatemala, where more than 377,000 families still live without electricity. Relying on candles, kerosene lamps, or open fires, their homes become hazardous, the light unreliable, and the supplies expensive. Without steady light, evenings are shortened, studying becomes difficult, income-generating work is limited, and homes fill with smoke that harms long-term health.
Through Project 73: Solar Mamas – Guatemala, we are supporting Barefoot College's 10-week residential program that trains rural indigenous women to become community solar engineers. Through hands-on learning, these women master the skills needed to assemble, install, and maintain solar home lighting systems. When they graduate, they return to their villages equipped with the tools and confidence to lead solar electrification in their own communities.
Mite’s Donor Community will also provide the materials needed to bring solar energy to 50 homes — including solar panels, batteries, LED lights, charge controllers, wiring, and installation tools. Each household receives a durable solar lighting system capable of illuminating multiple rooms and charging small devices. For families, this means children can study after dark, parents can work into the evening, income once spent on candles and kerosene can go toward essentials, and indoor air quality improves significantly.
Alongside Barefoot College's technical training, each woman participates in an ENRICH curriculum, which builds leadership, financial literacy, digital skills, health awareness, and personal agency. This additional learning ensures Solar Engineers return home not only with practical expertise, but with the confidence and vision to advocate for their families, support their communities, and pursue new livelihood opportunities.
Give to Project 73 today, and you will help indigenous women step into respected technical roles — while providing families with their first safe, reliable source of light.