Our Projects
TCB Update in Tanzania
Background Two projects have been carried out at Shambalai Secondary School in the Lushoto District of Tanzania in the past, one in November 2015, and one in September 2018. Within these two projects, first a computer lab was set up, followed by a “knowledge box”, a local offline server with additional teaching material. Unfortunately, due […]
Feb 2020 – Mar 2020
Construction of an incinerator for Biomedical Waste in Manhekarka, Nepal
What’s the problem? Usually, infectious hospital waste in Nepal is burned in pits by pouring flammable liquids over it. The temperatures reached by this method are not high enough to sterilize the waste completely. In most cases, leftover waste will remain. This waste along with its germs and bacteria will be distributed around the hospital […]
Water supply in Cameroon, Nzindong
Project videos Project implementation Drilling at Nzindong Tag des Ehrenamtes Situation Nzindong Project description The village Nzindong, with app. 5000 inhabitants, is located at 1900 m above sea level in the region of Western Cameroon. It is 25 km north-west of Bafoussam and app. 250 km in the north of Douala, the capital of Cameroon. […]
Disposal of biomedical waste in Senegal
Initial Situation Most infectious hospital waste in Senegal is incinerated openly. These open fires are harmful to people and nature because toxic residues are released into the groundwater. In addition, open combustion does not reach sufficiently high temperatures so that the combustion does not have a disinfecting effect and pathogens can spread further. The charitable […]
Infrastructure for a childrens house in Sri Lanka, Modera Moratuwa
Project completed In this project, we aimed to improve the infrastructure for a childrens house in Sri Lanka, where about 70 kids are looked after. We focused on the water supply for the kids, installing two water tanks in February 2020. The project was be done together with our partner organizations SLAGI and SERVE, both […]
Borehole regenerations in the Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana
Many villages in the Brong-Ahafo Region in Ghana suffer from an insufficient water supply. The boreholes are limited or even not usable due to poor water quality, low water flow rate or broken pumps. A low water flow rate can be explained by clogging of the well through chalk and manganese and iron oxides. This […]