Keeling Curve

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Our solar and water solutions are game-changers for the Wayuu tribes living in climate-vulnerable communities in the La Guajira desert. 

Solar Lights// The smaller long-lasting solar lights are a positive, safe, inexpensive, alternative to using dirty kerosene fossil fuels which kills over 8.7 million people a year as a result of breathing in air containing particles from burning fuels, which aggravate respiratory conditions like asthma and can lead to lung cancer, coronary heart disease, strokes and early death. The solar lights enable the women to cook, read, clean and sew their traditional handbags and goods they sell at the local markets to tourists for survival. The Wayuu women have also reported that the fold up solar lights are helpful for staving off would be rapists, who then move onto the darker unlit houses.
Solar Water Wells// The solar-powered water wells are a game-changer for 600 Wayuu households. In building these wells, TWV works with a local women’s group called ‘The Wayuu Foundation’, who also help distribute the solar lights fairly throughout the communities, and who are in charge of a sustainable plan on caring for the water wells for decades to come.

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https://thirdwavevolunteers.com

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Third Wave Volunteers is a 24-year global disaster relief non-profit, set up to mobilize medical and non-medical first responders aiding women and children, in underserved and affected communities, with medical, clean water, solar, and disaster training.

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https://www.facebook.com/thirdwavevolunteers

Link: Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/thirdwavevolunteers

Link: LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-alison-thompson-a9914929/