The 2024 Leticia Elementary School Project

Our second project involves providing solar energy to this elementary school in the Amazon. This area is located just north of Leticia, Colombia, where three countries (Colombia, Brazil, and Peru) are separated by the mighty Amazon river.

This incredibly wet and humid part of the world makes electrical infrastructure difficult to build a proper grid, so solar energy on the roof, supplemented by batteries within the school allows the students as much energy as they need for a proper education.

Our fellow CLIC member Ben showed us this video and got us all on board to get this second project in motion. See some visuals of Leticia as well as the Amazonian villages we will help provide electricity to through our efforts.


Here is an extended interview with Clara, the main teacher at San Juan, Colombia, discussing the importance of electricity to their village and how everyone can benefit from having power and Wi-Fi at their school.

 

3D Virtual Tour

Explore our Leticia project in a whole new way as you can visit our site without leaving the comfort of your home. You can navigate on your own clicking on the target icons, or click “play” at the bottom of the virtual tour for a highlight reel of our work and progress.