Electricity in Nicaragua has been costing about 4 times what it costs in the U.S., but now the price of electricity is rising even higher. Why? Because ALBA1 provided Nicaragua funding for subsidies.
Many good-hearted people have suggested to us to get solar panels to cut our costs. For the clinic alone, the estimate is $30,000 to put solar panels on the buildings.
When our son, Coury, and his wife, Cassie, put solar on their house they said, “We can afford it. The poor cannot. So, we are doing our part.” Interestingly enough, our daughter, Jessica, said the very same thing. They understand that the poor cannot make that kind of investment and yet, it is the poor who desperately need that kind of investment.
Neither can we. We gather weekly to talk about how to pay bills and payroll each month, the thought of sinking $30,000 into saving money in the future is just a fleeting thought. We have staff to pay, medicines to buy, lab and dental supplies to buy, and maintenance on used donated equipment, used and abused vehicles, as well as the buildings. Added to all that, electricity, fuel, and taxes are going up and up.*
We understand the dangers of climate change extremely well living in a country that is affected heavily by drought, hurricanes, and rising temperatures, plus we understand science. We WANT to do our part and would love to use solar, but… no money.
If you can afford solar panels, use our children as your model and put solar panels on your house to do your part. If you know someone who would like to invest in solar for us, great! Pass the information on to us. And please support those locally, nationally, and globally who want clean energy… this is a support for the poor.
-Kathleen
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1ALBA (Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALBA
is a pact between several Latin American and Caribbean countries. It is slowly being dismantled with the unrest created in several of the nations, including Venezuela.
*If you can help with the ongoing needs, that would be wonderful!
You can give here: https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/jhc-cdca
is a pact between several Latin American and Caribbean countries. It is slowly being dismantled with the unrest created in several of the nations, including Venezuela.
*If you can help with the ongoing needs, that would be wonderful!
You can give here: https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/jhc-cdca
