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sunefishing
Oyster fishing plays an important role in the local economy and culture in The Gambia. The women traditionally fish with…
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E-mobility for small boat fishermen on Lake Victoria
It is estimated that there are around 100,000 small boat fishermen on Lake Victoria, most of whose boats are powered by petrol outboard motors. Many of these fishermen live at…
Solar Cold Storage Container
Solar Cold Storage Container At the beginning of December 2024, the VoltaViewAfrica team has installed and put into operation the first solar-powered cold store container in the village of Sintet,…
Kayenze Ndogo Living Lab
In cooperation with our partners Clausthal University of Technology and Fraunhofer HHI, both Germany and the local social start-up company ASOBO Tanzania Ltd. we established a Living Lab as real-life…
suneferry
The 400-kilometer-long Gambia River is a major obstacle to north-south transportation along the West African coast. Apart from the only ferry connection between Banjul and Barra, there is only one…
sunefishing
Oyster fishing plays an important role in the local economy and culture in The Gambia. The women traditionally fish with hand or petrol-powered boats, but this poses considerable challenges. The…
School project in Kaolack/Senegal
The Brusch&Ritscher Foundation enables the construction of a school center in Kaolack/Senegal, resulting from a school and town partnership between the Lower Saxony town of Osterode and Kaolack in northwest…