Projects

Start N’Light Africa is a social enterprise founded in 2017 that aims to supply the rural areas of Sierra Leone with renewable energy. Activities have so far taken place in the Karene district in two villages, where some self-developed plants adapted to the specific conditions have been constructed. The aim is to develop a sustainable business model that makes it possible to expand to other regions.

The establishment of community seed banks in Manuhing Raya will enable the Dayaks living in and from the forest to continue their traditional agriculture. These strengthened communities provide protection against the further spread of industrial palm oil plantations and ultimately guarantee the preservation of the biodiversity of the rainforest in Borneo.

Founded in 2021, CarbonoLocal is a start-up aimed at small farmers in Latin America who farm in an environmentally friendly way. To reward them for their small but significant contribution to climate protection, the CarbonoLocal team helps them join a grouped international carbon certification scheme and sell the CO2 certificates in Europe. In their pilot project in San Juan de Rio Seco in Colombia, the founders of CarbonoLocal Nataly and Laura Cubillos also promote the development of a local bioeconomy and the decentralised production of renewable energy.