圣地亚哥，2月. 21, 2023 /PR新闻wire/ -- Sempra基金会, founded and funded by Sempra (NYSE: SRE) (BMV: SRE), is helping to advance energy access and emissions reductions for environmental justice and indigenous communities in 墨西哥 through a $1.1 million donation to Tijuana, Baja California-based nonprofit Fundación Mozcalti to provide these communities with cleaner cookstoves and other clean energy assets. Once all installations are completed, the projects are anticipated to benefit over 40,000 people in more than 60 communities in the Mexican states of Baja California, 索诺拉, 米却肯州, 恰帕斯州, 瓦哈卡, 韦拉克鲁斯和莫雷洛斯.
With more than 20 years of experience working with underserved populations across 墨西哥, Fundación Mozcalti's mission is to empower vulnerable communities in 墨西哥 with a focus on education, 健康, basic needs and social entrepreneurship.
2022年末, a group of Sempra employees volunteered their time to help Fundación Mozcalti install the cleaner cookstoves and other clean energy assets in communities across Baja California, 墨西哥.
"It is incredibly meaningful to know Sempra基金会 has helped expand energy access in under-resourced communities," said Lisa Larroque Alexander, director and chair of Sempra基金会. "Through our support of these communities, we are helping shape a 健康ier, more prosperous and cleaner future for all."
The collaboration between Sempra基金会 and Fundación Mozcalti 2021年开始 有将近500美元,000 donation that supported the installation of 2,400 cleaner cookstoves in dozens of remote communities across 墨西哥 where cooking often occurred over open fires. Sempra基金会 donated an additional $600,000 to Fundación Mozcalti in 2022 to help provide another 2,400 cleaner cookstoves for households in remote Mexican communities. In comparison to the cleaner cookstoves, cooking over an open fire creates more emissions, 更贵, and can cause negative 健康 effects including respiratory illnesses and vision problems. These new stoves are also portable and can be used to prepare food to be sold at local markets, serving as a source of income and economic prosperity for families and communities in these areas.
Sempra基金会 and Fundación Mozcalti also launched a biodigester pilot program in 2022 with the installation of two types of biodigesters. The first type of biodigester is a small, household backyard system that allows individual households to turn food scraps and waste into cleaner cooking gas and rich fertilizer. The second type of biodigester is used for small business, 餐厅, farms and community centers that serve as soup kitchens.
In addition to biodigesters, solar-powered refrigerators are planned to be provided to multiple community centers and solar energy are planned to be installed at community water pumping stations in Morelos, 墨西哥. Currently, families in the community pay a monthly fee to access water for one hour once a week. The solar installation pilot project is designed to offer families greater access to affordable, 可靠的水.
Sempra基金会 received the Empresa Socialmente Responsable award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) in 墨西哥 for its efforts to improve the lifestyles in communities in and around 墨西哥.
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Founded by Sempra in 2007, Sempra基金会 has long been focused on investing its energy and resources into efforts that make a real difference for people when they need it most. It encourages community engagement among the 20,000 employees who work for Sempra and its operating companies by matching certain employee 贡献 of time and money to any eligible 501(c)(3) charitable organization they choose to support.
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