We electrify houses in Oaxaca
Access to electricity service improves people’s quality of life. Some communities far from cities lack this service; therefore, through Luces de Esperanza (Lights of Hope), we bring light to Oaxacan families in the Isthmus region.
Luces de Esperanza has brought basic electricity service to communities in Oaxaca and San Luis Potosí.
The goal is to benefit 12 thousand Mexicans who reside in remote communities, such as San Juan Guichicovi and Matías Romero Avendaño.
Francisco Feliciano’s family was benefited with the program in the Isthmus region in Oaxaca.
Mr. Feliciano is engaged in cattle raising for self-consumption in his property.
Before they had electricity, Feliciano’s family used expensive, polluting and unsafe light sources.
A similar story is that of Socorro Bautista, a Oaxacan woman who goes to cut coffee with her husband every morning and, besides doing housework, she engages in embroidery during the afternoon and evening.
She sells her embroidery in nearby communities. She had no electricity before, and when she worked at night, her husband illuminated her with ocote.
A specialized team carries solar systems to communities to be installed in community centers and houses, such as those of Socorro and Francisco.
Luces de Esperanza program is carried out in alliance with Iluméxico, whose team installs solar panels, batteries and light bulbs.
By providing a basic service, such as electricity, families can perform their activities more comfortably day and night.
Now, families have energy service at home and can carry out activities, including listening to the radio, helping their children with homework or focusing on economic tasks more easily.
Socorro can now embroider without needing a candle.
Luces de Esperanza seeks to boost the social and economic development of benefited communities.
