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TecAp – Winner of Global Energy Award for Nicaragua!

TecAp wins 2017 global award representing Nicaragua! TecAp was awarded by Energy Globe Award as having the best renewable practices in Nicaragua. It was part of 178 countries that won for global sustainable energy solutions. Unique Best Practices can be seen Online Our planet is facing a crucial test today. All over the world we […]

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What does TecAp offer to women microfranchisees?

-A business that is easily replicable by low income microfranchisees with little formal education -A tested business that meets a market demand at prices her neighbors are willing to pay -Guaranteed income margin to the microfranchisees so they can help their children with needed expenses like school fees, food, clothing, etc. -Assists the women to […]

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Youth trained to be Solar Technicians

IDEAS has trained 76 “micro-technicians,” who are youth and women to be trained formally in how to diagnose the size, install & repair the solar roof-top systems. This provides them new employment while providing a local repair person for the hundreds of systems that have been installed but not gotten repair because the technicians live […]

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Solar energy is proven to greatly assist rural women and their families

High quality coffee is grown in the mountains, often far away from the national electrical grid. One third of all Nicaraguan families do not have access to conventional electricity. Low income women and their families who have bought solar systems found three major types of benefits. 1) Benefits to the family: Family health improves by […]

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TecAp presents at regional conference in Guatemala

TecAp Technical Coordinator Hermogenes Zelaya presented at a regional microfinance conference on Tuesday June 25 in Panajachel, Guatemala. The conference was hosted by Red Katalysis, a network of 22 microfinance institutions throughout Central America. This was the first international event attended by TecAp and proved to be an extremely valuable tool for sharing the knowledge […]

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Will Kiva offer green loans in Nicaragua?

“My Kiva fellowship recently brought me to Nicaragua, the second poorest country in the western hemisphere, where approximately 75% of the rural population does not have access to grid electricity.  A significant portion of my time in Nicaragua will involve working with an exciting new partner named Tecnosol.  Tecnosol is the Central American leader in the sale and installation […]

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IDEAS solves a financial problem so the poor can purchase roof-top systems

One of the biggest obstacles for a low income coffee producer to buy a roof-top solar system is obviously the cost. IDEAS partnership with the coffee cooperatives and fair trade coffee companies has allowed the farmers to obtain longer term financing with payments that are compatible with the coffee growing season. For example, Root Capital […]

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Social entrepreneurship: More complex than ‘start a business, save the world’

There are still more questions than answers surrounding the [social entreprenuership] field — from how to start and how to balance a for-profit business model with social cause to how to measure impact. The very nature of entrepreneurship means seeking to solve a yet unanswered question and navigating uncertainty along the way. Panelists sought to […]

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TecAp: Supporting Women in Nicaragua to be Microfranchisees

The Institute for Development, Evaluation, Assistance and Solutions (IDEAS) is a non-profit that has become a microfranchisor. It created a microfranchise, TecAp, which is an innovative technology program to assist women in rural Nicaragua to become microfranchisees. This means that TecAp trains the women microfranchisees about solar energy and other appropriate technologies. It also provides […]