Organization
Alterna
Mission
We develop technologies and build local businesses that satisfy basic needs and provide economic growth opportunities for the Guatemalan people in a sustainable way. We have developed an improved rocket box stove
Organizational Expertise
Adoption / Behavior Change
Other Organizational Expertise
Appropriate technologies for rural communities, social entrepreneurship, competitiveness.;We have skills in developing deep market research activities: participatory (co-desgin) sessions, rural focus groups, geographical information systems.
Technologies & Fuels
Biogas, Biomass (Ag. Residue, Processed Biomass, etc.)
Clean Cooking Activities
The scale of our social venture is on a state level. Our target poulations are poor people in rural and semi-rural areas. This people will invest. We have identified more than 120,000 potential benneficiaries.
Partnership
We can contribute by sharing the social venture learnings, best cases of rural marketing and how we implement market research. We would like to form part in working groups related to market based initiatives.
Regions Operating In
Latin America and Caribbean
Country Based In
Guatemala
Address
6 calle 1-37
Quentzaltenango,
Website
Primary Point of Contact
Name: Mr. Daniel Buchbinder
Title:
Email: dbuchbinder@alterna-la.org
Phone: 00502 40435098
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