Empowering Culebra
About
Culebra is a small island-municipality of Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rico Community Foundation (PRCF) proposes to transform Culebra's energy system into a renewable system with a two-phase scalable approach.
Need
After Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in September 2017, Culebra and Vieques, two municipal islands in the north-eastern region, suffered the lack of energy for more than a year. Power generators had been providing the source to maintain electricity in the island with an unprecedented elevated cost and with a negative impact to the environment.
Long term impact
Culebra will become the first (1st) island in America to have a renewable energy infrastructure. The proposed project will provide a more robust and resilient energy infrastructure, uninterrupted services and year-long economy on energy costs. It will also lower the cost of doing business for Culebrenses.
About the Organization
To develop the capacities of the communities in Puerto Rico to achieve their social and economic transformation, stimulating philanthropic investment and maximizing the yield of each contribution.
GlobalGiving Categories:
- Disaster Response
- Justice and Human Rights
Total Goal
Remaining Goal
What is a Project?
Domestic and international programs and services housed within organizations, addressing specific needs of community groups.