Urbis Foundation
Welcome
As a charitable foundation, we are dedicated to promoting the use of renewable energies and protecting our climate and environment. For more than 20 years now, we have been sensitising for a more sustainable use of our resources and offering people a perspective for a brighter future.
Regionally, we focus our activities on Sub-Saharan Africa. A special emphasis lies on our partner country Togo, where we have been implementing projects since 2002. Additionally, we offer funding support to initiatives in Kenya, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo and Uganda, which advocate the use and implementation of renewable energies. Here you can download our anniversary brochure from 2022, which presents highlights of our multifaceted work over the last 20 years (in German).
Our achievements
930
Students educated
in our
vocational school
42
Solar plants installed
168
Farm students educated
167
Solar-Interns supported
17
Medical wards
supplied annualy with
medical equipment
58
Nursery schools supplied with toys
18
Seamstreses trained
110
Pupils supported
We are active in a variety of sectors in our partner country Togo.
read moreAs a foundation we allocate grants to support sustainable projects.
read moreWe regularly publish our Togolese newsletter “Info Soleil”. Subscribe here to receive our Info Soleil.
read moreIn Togo, we developed a state-certified Solar Curriculum.
read moreNews
We regularly report about news from our projects and partners.
Uganda project trip
In February, our project coordinator Nina visited our long-standing partner organisation ACSET. (Action for Child Social and Economic Transformation). After years of working together, we were finally able to get to know each other in person. We are currently implementing a major project in the solar sector with the support of Engagement Global.
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Visits to Togo in January
At the beginning of the year, Inge and Christian Epp travelled to Togo together with Matthias Schmidt. A few weeks later, our project coordinator Cornelia also travelled there.
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Tailoring training successfully completed in Togo
As part of Urbis' social sector, we were able to enable six young women from disadvantaged families who have no access to school education to train as dressmakers. The training ended in September 2023 with the final examination.
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