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  • Spending a weekend in the middle of nowhere

    Spending a weekend in the middle of nowhere

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    Right after our field trip to Mbale I was able to visit Arne and Nina, two Solivol volunteers who are staying near Bududa at the slopes of Mount Elgon. It was quite interesting to see how they are living in such a simple way without power and water supply, far away from any civilization. We spent a…

  • Bundesliga – 14. Spieltag – Meine Tipps

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    Auch hier in Kampala entgeht mir natürlich nicht, was diese Woche beim BVB an Programm ansteht. Nachdem Sieg gegen die Bazis und der Niederlage in London steht jetzt endlich das Spiel des Jahres an, die Mutter aller Derbys oder wie ihr es auch immer nennen wollt. Jedenfalls zählt “NUR DER BVB” und ich hab richtig…

  • Sipi Falls

    Sipi Falls

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    During our field trip to Mbale, I was able to shortly visit the famous Sipi Falls, located near Mount Elgon. Sipi Falls which are actually a series of three tall waterfalls all plunging along the lower slopes of Mt Elgon (the 4th highest peak in Africa shared between Eastern Uganda and Western Kenya) are an…

  • Field Trip to Mbale

    Field Trip to Mbale

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    Providence of training in building energy saving stoves and solar installations led us to our next field trip to Mbale in the eastern region of Uganda. This trip was carried out in cooperation with another NGO from Denmark, Seniors Without Borders, established in 2004 with the purpose that active seniors use their experience in helping…

  • Field trip Tororo District or: Lighting Africa

    Field trip Tororo District or: Lighting Africa

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    Finally I can drop some lines about my first field trip with J.E.E.P. to Tororo (eastern part of Uganda). I guess, photos are more important to you… 🙂 Anyway, here is what the trip was about: On Tuesday 1st, we started our trip from Kampala to Tororo in order to provide rural primary schools with solar…

  • Africa United – Official Trailer

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    AFRICA UNITED tells the extraordinary story of three Rwandan children and their bid to achieve their ultimate dream – to take part in the opening ceremony of the 2010 Football World Cup in Johannesburg.

  • Barefoot Power – Customer Appreciation Day

    Barefoot Power – Customer Appreciation Day

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    Barefoot Power Uganda Ltd. is a social enterprise that focuses on providing affordable lighting and phone charging products specifically for low income populations that do not have access to electricity. As J.E.E.P. does as well, they believe that energy access is one of the key building blocks of economic development and the first step to alleviate…

  • Nudelauflauf

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    Neben dem ganzen afrikanischen Essen haben wir uns die Tage mal gedacht, dass wir endlich mal wieder was zu Essen brauchen, das uns ein wenig an die Heimat erinnert. NUDELAUFLAUF..BÄÄÄÄM 😛 Während ich und Maxi auf der Suche nach etwas zu Trinken waren, haben sich Basti und Malu in der Küche ausgetobt und einen fetten…

  • Field Trip Tororo

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    Field Trips J.E.E.P. auf einer größeren Karte anzeigen Ab morgen bin ich auf meinem ersten Fieldtrip in Sachen Solarinstallation. Es geht Richtung Osten nach Tororo, um eine Grundschule mit einem Solar Homesystem auszurüsten. Wird bestimmt ein aufregender Trip! Wenn ich am Donnerstag zurückkomme, gibt es natürlich mehr zu erzählen. Bis dahin.. Mweraba

  • BEIA – Biomass Energy Initiative Africa

    BEIA – Biomass Energy Initiative Africa

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    Biomass is and will continue to be a predominant local source of energy in Sub‐Saharan Africa for many decades, since it is used for a lot of purposes. More than three billion people worldwide rely on biomass for cooking and heating. In addition to unsustainable utilisation of biomass, the use of indoor open fires represents an…