Institute for Environmental Techologies (IFET) in Badagry/Nigeria
Description of the project
In co-operation with Oduduwa Foundation/Berlin and the local development Agency in Badagry, SONED Friedrichshain work
at present, on the conception of a "vocational training" Institute in Badagry. Emphasis in the training enterprise should be the range of renewable resources
(solar technology), ecological garden and agriculture as well as arts and crafts. The impulse for ecological development,should extend from the
Institut to the region. The training offers, that allows further specialization opportunities, are addressed to young peolple that finished school and also for adults.
In this way, it is accessible to a large porcent of the population. A mixture of training enterprise and producing workshops is the basis, for the development of
projects of the institute. The trainings project are to be financed by the money raised by the school.
The product offer of the project working places should be marketed and financed a fund for projects of lasting development and renewable resources.
Background
The political situation in Nigeria is characterized, for many decades by dictatorships, and although the current development
to democratic structures, it is still not solid enough. Due to long experiences with the arbitrariness of authorities and the overflowing corruption
is the self organization in local projects meaningful and needing support.The energy sector is particularly destroyed by corruption.
Neither the electricty nor the fuel supply of the country are ensured. The decentralized solar self-sufficiency offers an alternative perspective.
The unstable situation also has it impact in the range of education. Schools are temporarily opened and closed again and educational facilities, in which alternative solutions
are obtained, are missing.
On the other hand there are many instructors and specialists, who have no opportunity to work.
Goals:
1. Education and advanced training
Spreading of information and know-how in the range of the regenerative energies
Promotion of the biological agriculture
Training courses and workshops in environmental and nature protection
2. Income generating
Adapted by information and know-how within, development a self-supporting structure of the IFET
Project establishment of crafts enterprises
Development of an ecological garden and agriculture enterprise with consulting function
Promotion of local structures within the technical range by education and qualifying measures
3. culture
Retaining the cultural identity
Promotion of local arts and crafts
Level of development
In the winter of 1998, the first step was made by the SONED Employee to develop a privately financed
Solarly Home System (SHS), in Badagry/Nigeria. Likewise in this time they built a solar digester, still in use today in a
local school. With a further journey in March 1999, a second SHS was established in a local metal workshop and financed by donations in February 2000.
The area for the Institute was contractually specified and the national registration for Institute was requested. Seminar building is built by the Oduduwa Foundation on leased piece of land in the size of 2 hectars.
This property belongs to the Itohun Road in Badagry/Lagos State/Nigeria, about 50 km from Lagos and 60 km from Coutonou, the capital of the Republic of Benin. The local authorities and organizations insured their support for the IFET.
So far on the area a partial building was established and the solar
plant on the roof was installed. Property was enclosed and planted with fruit trees.
Further Project Steps Setting up the seminar building, the administration, the boarding school building and the cafeteria
Structure nursery garden integrated by producing training workshops
Qualification of future teachers
Model self-sufficiency with solar energy and mining of water by wind force
Structure of the sanitary appliance with plant purification
Aquisition of pupils
Structure of an ecological demonstration farm with an integrated tree nursery
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