Green Empowerment - Village Solutions for Global Change. Green Empowerment, a 501(c) (3) Portland, Oregon USA - based nonprofit organization, partners with rural communities in the developing world to implement renewable energy and water systems that alleviate poverty and preserve the environment. What we do – Green Empowerment's mission is to provide villages in the developing world with clean water, electricity through renewable energy and sustainable solutions. How we do it - Our approach is different in that we emphasize local leadership, community participation, and long-term economic and environmental sustainability. Where we do it – We work with partners in Nicaragua, Ecuador, Peru, Malaysia, the Philippines, Colombia and the Thailand/Burma border. The impact - Completed projects have brought electricity to hundreds of thousands, clean water to thousands, and watershed protection of thousands of acres of forest reserve rehabilitated with untold numbers of replanted trees. Please visit our website at greenempowerment.org to learn more about the projects we are working on and the impact they are making.