In 2024, lineworkers from electric cooperatives in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington traveled to Guatemala as part of our member-sponsored volunteer program. A total of 77 volunteers from 51 electric co-ops made it possible for more than 1,000 people to receive access to electricity for the first time. In August, a team of nine volunteers from eight electric co-ops traveled to Jamaica to help restore power after Hurricane Beryl, a category four storm, struck the island. We deeply appreciate their hard work and cooperative spirit to helping bring power to those who need it.
Thank you, for supporting our mission.
ALABAMA AND TENNESSEE
In June, 21 lineworkers from Alabama and Tennessee n from Iowa and Minnesota traveled to Las Peñas in southeast Guatemala to bring electricity to 17 homes. The team worked in mountainous conditions to build 4.5 miles of electric infrastructure and wire homes for lights and outlets.
IOWA AND MINNESOTA
In July, 14 lineworkers from Iowa and Minnesota traveled to Las Peńas in southeast Guatemala and brought power to 30 homes. Working at an elevation of 6,000 feet above sea level, they built 3.5 miles of distribution lines.
ARKANSAS, GEORGIA, IOWA, MARYLAND, MINNESOTA, VIRGINIA AND WASHINGTON
American electric co-op lineworkers quickly responded to a call for help to restore power across international borders. A team of nine volunteers from eight co-ops traveled to Jamaica in August. Hurricane Beryl struck the island nation in July, leaving many communities on the southern coast without power.
OKLAHOMA
In October, 15 lineworkers traveled to Barejones, Guatemala, to bring power to 19 households and two schools. They built 5 miles of line on 51 poles, and installed 3 transformers. This is the 7th international project sponsored by Oklahoma’s electric cooperatives.
MISSOURI
In August and December, 16 lineworkers completed a two-phased project that brought power to 123 households, a school, and health center in Viucalvitz, a village located in northwestern Guatemala. This is the 6th international project for Missouri.