Dry toilets for a school in Burkina Faso, Nagare

INITIAL SITUATION The aim of this project is to improve the boundary conditions at a school offering higher education in Burkina Faso to allow an easier daily school visit for all students. The school is a Lycée located in Nagaré in the eastern part of  Burkina Faso, Africa, which has a tropic climate with rainy […]

Recycle Down! Electronic Waste

Increasing prosperity, altered consumer behaviour and population growth lead to an increasing amount of old and disused electronic devices. However, only a small amount of electronic waste in Europe is appropriately recycled. The remaining is exported into developing countries. Furthermore, the consumption of electronic devices also increases in developing countries. As a result, large electronic […]

Disposal of Biomedical Waste in Thailand

Improvement of drinking water supply in Ecuador

The supply of clean drinking water is a major problem in rural areas of the Ecuadorian coast. In April 2016, the already limited infrastructure was extensively destroyed by a serious earthquake. Some members of the Aachen regional group were in the country during and after the earthquake and volunteered for the first aid. They were […]

TeoG-KnowledgeBox for four schools in Ghana

Background In the course of two projects, Technik ohne Grenzen has equipped four schools in Ghana with IT infrastructure. Both projects were carried out within the framework of “Teaching Computer Basics” – TCB for short. In order to ensure that students benefit sustainably from this in their learning process, local teachers are supported in handling […]

Micro off-grid Photovoltaic Workshop in Indonesia

Indonesien ist ein Entwicklungsland mit sehr hohen Wachstumsraten, im Moment gibt es dort aber ungefähr noch 13.000 Dörfer, die noch nicht mit Strom versorgt sind. Die Photovoltaik-Inselanlage ist die richtige Lösung für dieses Problem.