Solar Co-operatives & Rural Women

Treasure Beach Forum: TB Runnin's: Solar Co-operatives & Rural Women
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Z on Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - 08:05 pm: Edit Post

The Mujeres Solares de Totogalpa (Solar Women of Totogalpa; SWT) is a cooperative that offers solar products and serves as a model of economic, ecological, and social sustainability.

The women's co-op solving day-to-day issues:

The SWT faced many challenges during the two years it took to build the center—weather, lack of construction skills, tight finances, and internal struggles.
Some women put in more volunteer hours than others, and this caused some discord. To alleviate some of the tension, the group decided they would keep track of the volunteer hours. With the help of a volunteer... a student of economics, the women went a step further and devised a system of “green hours.”

Each woman earns one credit for every hour worked.
The women can redeem their credits to purchase items in their “green store,” open once a month, where donated items—ranging from solar cookers and PV systems to bed linens and clothes—are sold.
Members have the option to purchase items with hours or with cash, and the income generated is used to buy items that the group needs.


LINK:
http://homepower.com/view/?file=HP143_pg30_Returns


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By turey on Wednesday, April 04, 2012 - 06:41 pm: Edit Post

Womens Group! Man will back you up.