Your commitment - Uganda 2017
The project work with TOOLS FOR LIFE has given me the opportunity to help others to help themselves and to noticeably improve their quality of life. Thank you for this unforgettable experience!
Mara Weber
The "IMAGINE LIGHT" initiative advocates for the protection of tropical forests, self-determination, and sustainable access to clean solar energy for disadvantaged indigenous peoples in Costa Rica and Panama. TOOLS FOR LIFE supports the project with €12,000. The project was operationally conducted by our partner organization LOVE FOR LIFE and other local organizations.
The "IMAGINE LIGHT" initiative protects tropical forests and provides sustainable access to solar energy for indigenous communities in Costa Rica and Panama. Through training and partnerships, local capacities are strengthened. Financed by the BMZ and the TOOLS FOR LIFE Foundation, the project has provided electricity access to 80 families, promoting education, health, and environmental conservation. The economic situation of indigenous peoples in Costa Rica is often precarious, as many rely on agriculture and face challenges in accessing education and healthcare. Solar energy offers a sustainable solution to these challenges.
The solar project "IMAGINE LIGHT" in the indigenous territories of Cabecar and Bribri in Talamanca strengthened the capacities of Kabata Könana and trained 15 indigenous solar technicians. These, including five indigenous women, received intensive training in technical skills and soft skills. The installation of 65 solar home systems began in Keköldi and expanded to Nairi Awari. Trainings included solar panel assembly and switchboard wiring. After installation and training, families received maintenance kits for the systems. In total, 80 families and 4 community centers benefited from clean, sustainable energy. The project not only promoted gender equality but also the sustainable development of the region through improved education and health opportunities. The installations contributed to improving living conditions and fostered dialogue and collaboration between communities.
The solar project in the indigenous territories of Cabecar and Bribri in Talamanca was extremely successful. Fifteen indigenous solar technicians were trained, and 65 solar home systems were installed in remote communities. The intensive support of the partner organization Kabata Könana was crucial and strengthens the autonomy of the communities. Particularly notable was the involvement of indigenous women as leading technicians. The technical design of the systems ensures sustainable use. The project promoted several sustainable development goals, including education, health, and gender equality. It contributes to improving living conditions and strengthening indigenous communities by fostering dialogue and collaboration.
Country | Costa Rica |
Human Development Index | 58 |
The project work with TOOLS FOR LIFE has given me the opportunity to help others to help themselves and to noticeably improve their quality of life. Thank you for this unforgettable experience!
Mara Weber
My TOOLS FOR LIFE staff trip to Senegal in 2012 was a unique experience. And the fact that I was standing on a meadow where today, after only two years, there is a school for several hundred pupils, which the Foundation helped to finance, is almost unbelievable. Great cause and great projects that make a little bit of a difference in the world.
Olaf Schlotmann
It is inspiring with how much commitment and passion the foundation devotes to its projects.
Timm Wagenknecht