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The mission of Grupo Fenix is to contribute to the wellbeing
of rural communities, creating an awareness of sustainable
lifestyles through technical and cultural exchange, promotion,
and research in the field of renewable energy.
Grupo Fenix is a program of PFAE, a renewable energy group
located at the National Engineering University in Managua,
Nicaragua.
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| For the last 7 years Grupo Fenix has been offering hands-on courses,
workshops and service trips for individuals interested in broadening their knowledge of
renewable energy and sustainable development. Stay in a rural village in Nicaragua while working side-by-side local community members as they teach you about practical solar energy technologies such as solar cookers and photovoltaic systems. Our most popular course, The Solar Culture Course, is offered twice annually--once in January and once in July.
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Las Mujeres Solares de Totogalpa
The "Solar Women of
Totogalpa") have been working together since 1999 to promote renewable resource technologies and practices.
With guiding support from Grupo Fenix and financial support from The
Body Shop & Noble Foundation grants, they recently finished construction of their own
center for demonstrating technologies and best practices developed
in their community.
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Find Out How You Can Volunteer
We offer opportunities for individuals and groups interested in
helping support our programs. Opportunities for individuals require
a minimum commitment of 10 weeks. for more information, please click
here. Groups arrangements are made
on a case-by-case basis. Currently we have relationships with
several universities who send student groups down to work with us in
the countryside for a week or more at a time.
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