Project News
Access to Essential Services Award 2012: “Mothers’ Clubs Initiative” project in the Savannah region, Northern Togo by the French Red Cross, in partnership with the Togolese Red Cross
Object: This project aims to spread, by focusing on women, the good habits concerning water, hygiene and sanitation at a household scale.
After the Prize:
A meeting between Togolese Mothers’ Club and members of the Chadian Red-Cross as well as members of regionals committees and Togolese Red-Cross has been organized to enable an exchange of experiences between the two national societies.
The duplication of the Chadian project is therefore forecasted and a Togolese delegation will travel to Chad in order to transfer their knowledge and train their Chadian counterparts.
The duplication of the project in Chad is foreseen and a Togolese delegation is going to Chad in order to spread their knowledge and train Chad homologues.
After the Prize:
A meeting between Togolese Mothers’ Club and members of the Chadian Red-Cross as well as members of regionals committees and Togolese Red-Cross has been organized to enable an exchange of experiences between the two national societies.
The duplication of the Chadian project is therefore forecasted and a Togolese delegation will travel to Chad in order to transfer their knowledge and train their Chadian counterparts.
The duplication of the project in Chad is foreseen and a Togolese delegation is going to Chad in order to spread their knowledge and train Chad homologues.
Social Entrepreneurship Award: “Transforming organic solid waste into high quality charcoal briquettes” in Uganda by Green Bio Energy
Object: Improvement in waste treatment in urban communities of Kampala surroundings and incorporation of organic waste into the production process of charcoal briquettes.
After the Prize :
After the Prize :
- Large increase of briquettes’ supply (from 5 tons in June 2012 to almost 30 tons in June 2013).
- Training of 150 people in the charcoal briquettes production process.
- Starting production and supply of a briquettes’ complementary product: the high energetic efficiency oven.
- Reinforcement of the company’staff (from 15 employees in June 2012 to 33 in June 2013).