Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group

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Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group
AIDG Appropriate Infrastructure Development
Group Sustainable Solutions for the
Infrastructure Needs of the Rural Poor

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Agenda

• The Current Need
• Introduction to AIDG
• AIDG In Action with Xelateco
• Xelateco Products
• Call To Action

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Infrastructure Inequality

• Poor Global Distribution
• Large disparity between urban and rural
• Expansion reliant on government and large corps
• Roughly 2 billion without electricity, clean cook
  fuel, or adequate drinking water

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The Resulting Implications

• Infrastructure Inequality Results
• Increased Poverty
• Increased Migration From Rural to Urban Areas
• Global and Personal Security Issues
• Environmental Destruction and Biodiversity Loss
• Increased Public Health Risks

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Solutions Appropriate Infrastructure

• Appropriate Infrastructure Provides
• Opportunities For Enterprise
• Retention of Rural Populations
• Increased Resistance to Disasters
• Environmental Protection
• Public Health Benefits
• Village and Home Scale Affordable Solutions

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What Is AIDG?

• AIDG seeks to increase the use of appropriate
  technologies in developing countries through
  education, training, outreach, and business
  incubation.

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AIDG Technologies

• Affordable, Repairable, Environmentally Sound

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How Does AIDG Work?

• A Business Model To Create Change
• Market-based development strategy
• Spreads appropriate technology solutions through
  incubation of small employee-owned businesses
• Previous workshops help AIDG techs to train new
  workshop employees
• After 3 yrs, business is transitioned to a
  worker-owned cooperative

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AIDG In Action!

• August 2005 - AIDG began training at its 1st
  manufacturing facility
• 10 engineering, electrical, metal-working
  specialists
• 2008 - Xela Teco will transition into a
  worker-owned cooperative

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Assistance To Workshop

• Financial Assistance
• Seed capital
• Community exposure through grant supported and
  pre-negotiated projects
• Material Equipment Procurement
• Business Planning
• Market Analysis
• Client Procurement
• Financial planning
• Technical Assistance
• Access to Technology, Training, Product
  Development, Quality Control, Good Manufacturing
  Practices
• Computer training, Web development

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Providing a living wage
Prudencio Lopez72 years old, Prudencio was born
and lives in Quetzaltenango. Weeks Before being
hired by Xela Techo, Prudencio lost his job as a
teacher of metalworking at the Taller Agotón-Boj,
a school-workshop dedicated to restoring historic
buildings. Xela Teco Hired him to teach the team
metalworking, soldering and welding. Living
wages for individuals an appropriate
technologies for the community.
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Xela Teco Products

• Biodigesters
• Windmills

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Xela Teco Products

• Micro Hydroelectric
• Water Pumps

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Xela Teco Products

• Solar Water Heaters
• Emergency Stove Kits

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Technologies in Testing

• Solar Ice makers, High Efficiency Stoves, Water
  Filters, Biogas for Electricity, Low Cost Wind,
  LED Lighting

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Long-term plans
Previous workshops help AIDG techs to train new
workshop employees Workshop profits help fund
subsequent shops.
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AIDG Financials 2005
2005 Review

• Balance Sheet 12/31/05
• 2005 Private Donations 48,510
• Cash Standing 10,128
• Debt
  2,780
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• US Overhead 1,284
  Outreach Projects 7,561
• Shop Training 17,672
  Hurricane Stan Relief 2,530

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AIDG Financials 2006
2006 Projections
Private Donations 75,750 Grants
75,000 Tectour
Revenue 22,000 Product Revenue
4,500 In Kind
3,200 AIDG Store
250 Total Projected Revenue
180,700  

• Xelateco Tools and Vehicle 7500
  Xelateco Incubation24,000
  Outreach Projects 15,000
• AIDG Salaries, Benefits, Taxes (3 Staff)59,840
  DR Shop 50,000
  US Overhead1,600

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Questions?

• Recent news?
• What Does AIDG Need?
• How Can You Help?
• Thank You!
• www.aidg.org
• www.xelateco.com

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Study 1 Casa Guatemala
Casa Guatemala
Provided a sustainable technology source of
energy to Casa Guatemala