USAID supports the Government of Colombia to deliver cleaner, more affordable, and more reliable electricity to homes and businesses, while creating social and economic opportunities for Indigenous Communities.
Renewable energy can increase private investment, economic growth, jobs, and access to clean, reliable, and affordable electricity. USAID supports the Government of Colombia’s efforts to ensure that the traditionally marginalized groups in Colombia also benefit from renewable energy.
Empowering Indigeneous Communities by Supporting Colombia’s Just and Inclusive Transition
The clean energy transition significantly impacts workers, women, rural communities, indigenous lands, and marginalized groups that have traditionally been less likely to be consulted and informed on projects or to have their voices heard.
Located deep in the La Guajira desert, straddling the Venezuela-Colombia border, is a traditional indigenous community who are known as the people of the sun, sand and wind – the Wayúu people.
USAID is working with the Government of Colombia’s National Training Service to provide young people in Indigenous Wayúu communities with vocational training and opportunities to work in the renewable energy economy.
At the completion of the training, these young Wayúu leaders will be prepared with the skills to help build and manage the future fleet of renewable energy projects.