Difference between revisions of "Solar Training & Entrepreneurship"
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| − | |GBE project name=Solar Training | + | |GBE project name=Solar Maintenance Training and Business Development in Togo |
|GBE organisation=Energy Generation | |GBE organisation=Energy Generation | ||
|GBE date start=December 2021 | |GBE date start=December 2021 | ||
|GBE date end=September 2023 | |GBE date end=September 2023 | ||
| − | |GBE project description=Energy Generation trains 49 young people, among them 20 women, from Togo, Benin, Ivory Coast and Senegal, on how to plan, install and maintain solar PV systems, opening up a new business field for them. Young people who successfully complete this training can apply for a oneyear startup grant to help them realise their project idea. The | + | |GBE project description=Energy Generation trains 49 young people, among them 20 women, from Togo, Benin, Ivory Coast and Senegal, on how to plan, install and maintain solar PV systems, opening up a new business field for them. Young people who successfully complete this training can apply for a oneyear startup grant to help them realise their project idea. The three months training at Energy Generation’s campus in Lomé qualifies participants to install and maintain solar PV and irrigation systems. Theoretical knowledge on renewable energy and business management also enables them to develop their own business idea in the field of solar energy. Those who do not start their own business are prepared for the job market through targeted workshops. Throughout their training, the young technicians have access to the resources of the Energy Generation Campus. All participants receive a scholarship and those who do not live in Lomé are also provided with housing. At the end of the training,participants return to their home countries to apply their knowledge. Those who excel with their business idea receive a onetime financial award and are mentored by Energy Generation during the startup phase. During this time, the newly trained technicians go through a multistage learning course, focusing on business strategy, product development, marketing and communication. |
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This approach offers an intraregional training of new solar technicians in West Africa. It fosters the proliferation of quality solar PV installations in the region and young entrepreneurs in entering the sector. | This approach offers an intraregional training of new solar technicians in West Africa. It fosters the proliferation of quality solar PV installations in the region and young entrepreneurs in entering the sector. | ||
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|GBE category business=Business Development Support | |GBE category business=Business Development Support | ||
|GBE countrySPF=Togo | |GBE countrySPF=Togo | ||
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|GBE FS source Wiki=GBE-SPF_CC1_09_Projectfactsheet.pdf | |GBE FS source Wiki=GBE-SPF_CC1_09_Projectfactsheet.pdf | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:53, 7 May 2024
Solar Maintenance Training and Business Development in Togo
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Key Data
Organisation
Energy Generation
Duration
December 2021 - September 2023
Project Description
Energy Generation trains 49 young people, among them 20 women, from Togo, Benin, Ivory Coast and Senegal, on how to plan, install and maintain solar PV systems, opening up a new business field for them. Young people who successfully complete this training can apply for a oneyear startup grant to help them realise their project idea. The three months training at Energy Generation’s campus in Lomé qualifies participants to install and maintain solar PV and irrigation systems. Theoretical knowledge on renewable energy and business management also enables them to develop their own business idea in the field of solar energy. Those who do not start their own business are prepared for the job market through targeted workshops. Throughout their training, the young technicians have access to the resources of the Energy Generation Campus. All participants receive a scholarship and those who do not live in Lomé are also provided with housing. At the end of the training,participants return to their home countries to apply their knowledge. Those who excel with their business idea receive a onetime financial award and are mentored by Energy Generation during the startup phase. During this time, the newly trained technicians go through a multistage learning course, focusing on business strategy, product development, marketing and communication.
This approach offers an intraregional training of new solar technicians in West Africa. It fosters the proliferation of quality solar PV installations in the region and young entrepreneurs in entering the sector.
GBE Component
Small Projects Fund
Categories
- Gender
- Skills Development
- Business Development Support
Factsheet
Location
Country SPF
Togo
Geographic coordinates of project site
{{#geocode: 6.13042, 1.21583}}
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