The Appropriate Technology Collaborative

Mission Statement

The Appropriate Technology Collaborative nonprofit organization that creates programs and technologies for meeting the basic needs of the world's poor. ATC works in collaboration with our clients to create technologies that are culturally sensitive, environmentally responsible and locally repairable in order to improve the quality of life, enhance safety, and reduce adverse impacts on their environment." Mayan Power and Light is a program of ATC that teaches Mayan women about electricity, circuits and solar power, and then provides business incubation services for women to start solar micro-enterprises. Mayan Power and Light is recognized as a global top 100 sustainable enterprise by Sustainia working in collaboration with the United Nations Compact for Sustainable Development. ATC fosters international collaborative teams of students, professionals and clients in the developing world to achieve breakthrough sustainable technologies.