Trees, Water and People

<div>Internationally, TWP improves the lives of rural, impoverished families throughout Central America and Haiti. With our local NGO partners, we have built more than 45,000 clean cookstoves in Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Haiti that reduce fuelwood consumption by 50-70 percent, as compared to the standard open-fire cooking, and reduce indoor air pollution by up to 80 percent. When vented to the outside of the home, these improved stoves reduce deadly smoke in the kitchen, which kills 1.9 million people, mostly women and children, globally every year. TWP also supports 20 community tree nurseries that produce 320,000 trees annually to aid in vital reforestation efforts.<br /></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><p>Under the United States Department of State's <a href="http://treeswaterpeople.org/programs/cleantech/energy_and_climate_partnership_of_the_americas.html">Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas</a>, Trees, Water &amp; People and <a href="http://www.powermundo.com/">PowerMundo</a> are working to distribute cleantech products to small business owners and cooperatives in rural areas of <a href="http://treeswaterpeople.org/locations/honduras/honduras.html">Honduras</a>, <a href="http://treeswaterpeople.org/locations/nicaragua/nicaragua.html">Nicaragua</a>, and Peru in the form of solar lighting, solar electric, and solar phone chargers.</p> <p>These innovative new products make it possible to fulfill the increasing need for phone chargers, while at the same time introducing solar technology that provides additional economic and educational benefits, such as allowing families to work or study at night. These gateway renewable energy technologies are opening up great possibilities for lower carbon growth and development while improving access to modern energy products, services, and business opportunities to those currently without regular access.</p>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div> </div>

<p>TWP provides sustainable, environmentally sound, economically beneficial, and culturally appropriate energy solutions to Native Americans living on reservations throughout the Great Plains and the American West. With our local partner, Lakota Solar Enterprises, we have produced over 800 innovative solar heating systems that save tribal families 20-30% on monthly heating costs, prevent toxic pollutants from harming their health and the environment, improve their living conditions, and allow them to utilize savings for much needed medicine and food. More than 150 tribal members have received valuable training in renewable energy applications, providing them with the knowledge and skills necessary to install efficient solar heaters in their communities.<br /></p>