EN 
PT_BR 
More of 70 extractivist women from the Limão do Curuá community, the Amazon riverside region of Bailique, received the donation of a solar energy system Macapá City Hall (AP) so that your activities are not impacted for the lack of energy.
The group is part of the Amelc (Association of Extractive Women of Limão do Curuá), which has in Pracaxi seed oil crop production their only source of income.
It is a herbal product known for its antivenom and healing power, which has been gaining notoriety in the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries. Currently, the Workers produce around two thousand liters of oil per harvest.
With the arrival of battery systems, the idea is to increase productivity and reaching new customers, since the equipment has the capacity to make fans, freezers, refrigerators, water fountains and LED lamps work uninterruptedly.
The installation will also allow the inauguration of the community's industrial blenders, which had never been turned on due to the power outage. The equipment is used to process and crush the pracaxi fruit.
O power kit delivered by the City Hall is compounds per photovoltaic modules, inverters and battery bank, in addition to fixing and cabling structures.
The installation was carried out by Cipemac (Public Lighting, Sustainable Energy and Sanitation Company of the Municipality of Macapá).
According to Claudiane Barbosa, president of Amelc, the system installation in the locality was a ancient demand of the women's group.
“We have been fighting since 2003 and this is the first time we have received material like this. Now we will be able to increase our production and generate more income,” she said.
Limão do Curuá Community
Limão do Curuá is one of 50 communities in the Bailique Archipelago, characterized as a territory of traditional populations adapted to and dependent on natural ecosystems for their cultural and socioeconomic reproduction.
The community was formed on the banks of the Curuá River, being made up of families who make a living from açaí management, artisanal fishing for fish and shrimp, and the extraction of pracaxi oil, as is the case of extractivist women from the Limão do Curuá Community. .
