Urbis Foundation
Welcome
As a charitable foundation, we are dedicated to promoting the use of renewable energies and protecting our climate and environment. Through our work we wish to sensitise for a more sustainable use of our resources and to offer more people a perspective for a brighter future.
Regionally, we focus our activities on Sub-Saharan Africa. A special emphasis lies on our partner country Togo, where we have been implementing projects since 2002. Additionally, we offer funding support to initiatives in Eastern Europe and East Africa, which advocate the use and implementation of renewable energies.
Our achievements
30
Solar plants installed
113
Farm students educated
85
Solar-Interns supported
15
Medical wards
supplied annualy with
medical equipment
800
Students educated
in our
vocational school
Sucess Stories The solar boutiques of Mohamadou Yacoubou
In 2013, Mohamadou Yacoubou completed the solar energy course at the Lycee Technique in Sokodé, which is financed by URBIS.
Sucess Stories Project "Birth certificate for all"
In Togo, many children do not yet have a birth certificate - we support them to receive one retroactively.
Sucess Stories The café of Madame Aridja Tchakonde
Thanks to a microcredit granted by URBIS, Madame Aridja Tchakonde was able to establish a café, which she runs today with five employees.
Sucess Stories The boutique of Madame Mouraféra Sallassis
With a microcredit granted by URBIS, Madame Mouraféra Sallassis was able to open a boutique, which she runs with her daughters.
Sucess Stories The sheep farm of Rialou Djafarou and Seveya Ourogneni
The two men were students on our sustainable farm in Sokodé in 2013/2014. They received a comprehensive training on sustainable farming, management and business administration.
Sucess Stories The cultivation of field crops by Mamadou Ouro-Tou
In 2016, Mamadou Ouro-Tou finished his vocational training at our sustainable farm in Sokodé.
News
We regularly report about news from our projects and partners.
Recruitment of the new farm students begins
As every year, a large-scale recruitment campaign will start in February to make young people from all over the country aware of the training opportunities offered by our farm near Sokodé.
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Start of the Bengo project to promote solar energy in northern Togo
In cooperation with our project partner Mivo Energie, the project in Dapaong, which is supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), conducts courses in the field of solar energy and entrepreneurship and plans to establish a local support centre for young entrepreneurs.
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2020: This year's funded projects have been chosen
As URBIS FOUNDATION we are going to support a number of renewable energy projects in 2020.
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