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Successful completion of our current training year
Today, the current training cohort of 18 young farmers finished their one-year training as agroentrepreneurs (AEs) on our farm CPIA (Centre de Promotion des Initiatives Agricoles).
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Trip to our team in Togo
Last month, our project coordinators Cornelia Dix and Katharina Immel traveled to our subsidiary foundation URBIS FOUNDATION Togo (UFT). During their two weeks on site, they first visited our headquarters in Lomé, Togo's capital.
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New project to strengthen the photovoltaic sector in Central Togo
This year, URBIS FOUNDATION started a new project in Sokodé, Togo. Over the next five years, URBIS will support solar electricians on their way to self-employment as solar electricians. In addition, we will jointly build a solar training centre with a PV demonstration system and construct PV systems for local NGOS and health sector facilities far from the electricity grid.
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Start of the Funding Projects 2023
In 2023, the URBIS FOUNDATION will once again support exciting projects related to solar energy. From this year on, the special feature is that we will only support projects with a three-year duration. This way, we can support the solar installations more sustainably and in a longer term together with our partners.
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URBIS FOUNDATION Togo celebrates anniversary
At the beginning of December, the URBIS FOUNDATION Togo celebrated the 20th anniversary of URBIS FOUNDATION in Sokodé. For one week, the team invited people to special events in the field of health and organised hands-on activities for children and young people.
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Every Child has the Right to Education - every donation counts
Since this year URBIS FOUNDATION supports three schools for children with disabilities. We are currently supporting a total of 103 children and young people at the three schools by financing their school fees and buying them assistive equipment. Each school has a specific focus: IFRAM for visual impairments, ESMK for hearing impairments and ENVOL for mental disabilities:
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