About Us
I.
Kara Solar began as a partnership between the Achuar indigenous people of Ecuador and engineers, anthropologists, communicators, and other allies that was established in 2018 to build solar-powered river transport and energy networks in Achuar territory, Ecuador.
II.
The clean infrastructure that we build supports technological independence, liberating communities from the restraints of gasoline power.
III.
Since our inception, we have seen that the model created in Achuar territory is applicable to rainforests across the Amazon and around the world. Now, we are accompanying indigenous communities in Brazil, Peru, Solomon Islands, and Suriname as they replicate this model pioneered in Achuar territory.
IV.
Kara is an Achuar word for “a vision that becomes real.”
Our vision is that electric transportation and community solar centers, together with the local technical capacity building that we bring to everything we do, play a vital role in keeping forests and indigenous communities thriving, contributing to a better climate for all.
