page_title: The Appropriate Technology Collaborative
section_title: Gallery
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caption_attribution_description: English: Hand powered or electric motor gently removed fine husks off amaranth seeds reducing the average workload from 3 days to 3 hours.
context_page_description: The Appropriate Technology Collaborative is a U.S. Non-profit dedicated to designing everyday technologies for the global poor.
  ATC projects are international collaborative efforts between local grassroots organizations, local engineers and designers, university groups and individuals. Projects are inspired by local needs and interest in developing or improving technologies to make life easier for low-income communities in rural or urban areas.
  Some ATC Projects are open to US volunteer participation. These projects inspire intercultural collaboration and mutual educational exchange as local and foreign participants share skills and knowledge on the work site. These volunteer trips aid in creating cross-cultural understanding while addressing issues surrounding poverty in the developing world. ATC projects empower local communities to decide what technology is needed, build it, use it and plan for maintenance.
  ATC also runs a women's education and social venture business incubation program called “Mayan Power and Light” in which young Mayan women study solar power installation, electrical circuits and carpentry to start their own solar businesses.
caption: Improving quality of labor and increasing efficiency for a cooperative of over 100 women farmers in Guatemala
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