News
Farewell to Dr Kadjassi
After 13 years with URBIS FOUNDATION TOGO, Dr. Bâ-Traoré Kadjassi, who was responsible for the health sector, retired. Over the years, we have greatly expanded this sector. It all started with a request from a small health station that wanted to provide medicines for the less fortunate.
more
Solar power for Kwanjarko in Ghana
Within the framework of the URBIS funding programme, Aktiv für Afrika e.V. installed a solar power system in the village of Kwanjarko in eastern Ghana. This now powers a solar pump, which sustainably improves the health and living situation of the 1,500 inhabitants through year-round, safe supply of clean drinking water and also creates local opportunities.
more
East Africa Funding Projects in 2022
In 2022, the URBIS FOUNDATION will once again fund exciting projects by our three long-term partners in East Africa.
more
Visiting our team in Togo
In mid-January, project coordinator Cornelia Dix travelled to our subsidiary foundation URBIS FOUNDATION Togo (UFT). On her twelve-day trip, she first visits our headquarters in Sokodé, a city in the central region of Togo. There, she exchanges ideas with our local colleagues and visits some projects and ongoing activities.
more
Sustainable Use of Biomass for Cooking in Tanzania
With the support from the URBIS Foundation our project partner TAREA in Tanzania successfully ended the one-year project “Enabling Sustainable Use of Biomass for Cooking at Public Secondary Schools in Malinyi District”.
more
Celebration of the End of the SEAs’ Solar Training in Uganda
At the end of November, the second group of Solar Extension Agents (SEAs) completed their training at the Uganda Technical College (UTC) in Lira, North-Uganda. At a ceremony held at UTC Lira, the completion of the trainings was celebrated, and the SEAs were congratulated.
more