01 · WHY ENERGY IS PART OF IT
A forest does not grow independently of its environment.
For people to protect it, care for it and benefit from it in the long term, there is also a need for fundamentals that make everyday life easier: clean water, education, work – and reliable energy.
In many villages surrounding PROJECT TOGO, electricity is unavailable or only limitedly available. When the sun goes down, classes, meetings, and work often end earlier than necessary. Mobile phones have to be charged at distant power sources; community buildings remain dark in the evening.
02 · ENERGY IN EVERYDAY LIFE
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Illuminated community spaces can also be used after sunset. Children are provided with a place to do their homework; classes and meetings do not have to end at nightfall.
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Charging points power mobile phones and smaller devices. This facilitates communication, access to information and the organisation of daily life.
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Solar-powered pumps pump water into elevated tanks. In fish farming, solar power supplies the oxygen pump of the tanks.
03 · THE WAY
No investment without responsibility.
A solar power system is not a ready-made promise fulfilled upon installation. It must suit the specific location, the usage, and the people who will operate it in the long term.
Therefore, responsibilities, maintenance, user contributions, and subsequent battery replacement are taken into account from the very beginning. The systems do not replace a comprehensive power supply. They reliably improve the supply where it is particularly needed in everyday life.
Meeting rooms
Central squares
Water points
Workplaces and study areas
04 · DOCUMENTATION
What is supported
The documentation describes the specific measure, the location and the period of support. The focus is on the practical implementation and the people who will carry it forward on site.
What does not come of it
Direct project support is reported separately from corporate and product carbon footprints. It is not offset against emissions and does not alter any carbon status.
05 · GOOD EXAMPLES
Companies are already supporting concrete initiatives in PROJECT TOGO – from water and education to local infrastructure and value creation.
WATER
Water treatment in Aboudjokopé
dieUmweltdruckerei
COMMUNITY
Well and meeting house in Fokpo
Heidelberg Printing Machinery
ECOLOGY
Bee project in Togo
Breitsamer & Ulrich
06 · SUPPORT
It is a building block for education, communication, health and local work – and therefore also for a region in which natural forest can be permanently protected.
Companies can support the further development of PROJECT TOGO through direct project sponsorship.
The support is transparently documented and reported separately from corporate or product carbon footprints.
07 · QUESTIONS
What you should know about the support.
Does solar energy replace the mains grid?
No. At selected locations, the systems close specific gaps and improve supply where it is particularly needed.
What is the energy used for?
For lighting, communication, water supply as well as individual work and study spaces – depending on the needs of the respective location.
Is a CO₂ quantity displayed?
No. This is direct project support. It is not an offsetting or compensation of emissions.