GRID ALTERNATIVES has gone international! We acquired a grassroots non-profit called Power to the People in 2014, bringing our extensive volunteer and supporter network to help build on the organization\u2019s work in Nicaragua. Using a voluntourism model, we are leading groups of public and corporate volunteers to install off-grid solar in rural communities, literally lighting them up for the first time. This year we are also piloting special projects around drip irrigation and women in solar.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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