Project Lighthouse Africa

Harmattan (strong winds from the Sahara) and bush fires make it necessary to clean frequently.
Here at the power source of one of our initiatives in the region of Casamance, Senegal. It is at the same time community engagement par excellence.

The current train-the-trainer program in the beautiful Senegalaise Casamance is today on the civil-military topic.
The intensity of participation was increasingly noticeable in the noise level. 🙂

The local battalion commander of the armed forces not only listens closely, but also participates with valuable insights. The presence of the national gendarmerie more than supports his efforts.

Located in a community of 8 villages on the border of with and positioned next to a major highway, the solar-powered water kiosk improves the water security of people in the region through desalination.

PLA’s water initiative is strategically integrated with the (Narrative Management for Peace through Dialogue) concept - Water Kiosks transform into Social Information Hubs at key regional nodes.

These hubs serve as centers for Reliable Information Exchange, Community Engagement and Regional Connectivity. For more watch our film and check out our website:
prolightafrica.org

"Bànneexu Ndox" water desalination project - Senegal Located in a community on the Senegalese border with Mauritania and on a major highway, the solar-powered water kiosk improves the water security of people i...

Very happy after a week of workshops in Senegal on the NAMA4PD project!
Our team from Freie Universität Berlin, AHDIS, Project Lighthouse Africa and Université Gaston Berger de Saint Louis spent five days discussing and developing details of our citizen-based training concept on fighting disinformation and propaganda together with outstanding West African experts in the field of disinformation, peace communication and journalism.
It was a great week, thanks to Polaris Association, Africa Check, DW Akademie Africa, FasoCheck, GIJN - Global Investigative Journalism Network, GIZ,German International Cooperation, Plateforme des Femmes pour la Paix en Casamance, Bayerische Staatskanzlei and Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule (OTH) Regensburg for being part of this and looking forward to continuing to work towards peaceful development!

Happily training the new local crew and really enjoying their interest and enthusiasm. 💯✊🏽

We've been working hard to celebrate 2024 just in time by providing the first members of a rural community in the arid north of with clean and delicious drinking water, produced by an advanced and fully solar-powered (desalination) unit developed and supplied by our partners Boreal Light GmbH and Blissful Company.

While the hygienic drinking water produced by the Water Kiosk helps the rural communities in its vaccinity to survive, it is the irrigation water supply that brings them prosperity!

It is the link between water, food and security that makes us take agriculture as a very serious part of our mission. We deal with two aspects of agriculture, the drinking water supply and the irrigation water supply for vertical farms and associated fish farms.
No farming community can survive without water!

The cohesion of the society and even the development of perspectives for the young generation are linked to it.
And it is that connects all aspects. That is why we started from day one to advocate, to bring women together, to encourage them to speak and share.
Water is one of the enablers for peace and stability in the communities and thus in the entire region.

We want to continue to do this in the future and keep you up to date along the way.

Fastening (no food nor water) and still working straight for 12 hours during the day if it’s necessary, and that under a brutal sun where, for all of us currently here, only full shade is keeping the temperature below 50 degrees celsius, is only something for a very special type of people.
(Even if he gets totally “sh*t faced” during late afternoon.. 😉)
Meet Mr Bouna, a true gem and “the MacGyver” in our Senegalese team.

Thank you for a great and productive time together. 💪🏽

A little water from clearing out an abandoned well for reactivation and, with help of a solar desalination unit, use as drinking water source, in an area where people suffer from lack of clean drinking water, is visibly transforming the seemingly barren land.

Atia. Gute Seele des Hauses und für uns da während unserer Einsätze hier im Norden an der Grenze zu Mauretanien. Kümmert sich alltäglich um unsere Mägen. Glück für uns, dass sie dies auch hervorragend beherrscht.
Good soul of the house. She’s daily taking care of our tummies while we are here, up north on the border to Mauritania. With real craftsmanship. Lucky us. 🙏🏽

Damien. Amazing guy, the best for the job. So glad we’ve all met. It’s always about the people.

… He still thinks, that he better should’ve had a haircut before posting his picture. ;)

Senegal/Mauritania border | Solar lights along the road - perception of security and sign of development. In result, hope for a better future.
We work on acceleration of this hope for perspectives in life through our own activities.
Keeping you posted.