Kathryn Harrison

So back in 2008, I did some volunteer work in Guatemala in a rural community of principally Mayan families. Well, as many of you know, the Mayans make incredibly beautiful handcrafts–much like so many indigenous peoples all over the world.

Last week, Don Domingo Morales, our primary contact in Playa Blanca, asked for a proposal that included all costs required to electrify the entire village.  Although we have always been clear to communicate that Lumeter’s principal goal during our time here is to test our technology, his request signaled that Jona and I should begin talking with each of the four families about paying for their renewable energy.

Our white station wagon pulls up to the house. The dust settles to reveal a group of children running towards the car with excited inquiries about the photos we took the day before.

Sr. Domingo Morales with his neighbor Rubén. A well respected town leader, he is our first pilot participant.