Apr 2020 – Dec 2021

Water supply for Technical High School in Cameroon, Bayangam

Project description Bayangam lies in the region of Western Cameroon in the tropical climate area and faces a dry season from November to February, and a rainy season from March to October. Several hand driven wells in the village are not deep enough, so that they can only provide water during the rainy season and […]

Apr 2020 – Aug 2021

Support for People with Albinism in Tanzania, Moshi

Situation In Tanzania, many people suffer from Albinism. This does not only cause dermatological problems, but often comes with reduced eye sight. This is a great issue especially for children, which are not capable of reading textbooks in school. An institute of the KCMC hosptial in Moshi supports people with Albinism with the Albino Care […]

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 […]

Dec 2019 – Nov 2021

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 […]