KamerH20

KamerH20 is an association of engineers from the Cameroonian diaspora in Belgium, aiming to facilitate access to drinking water. Their project, the Mbangweu borehole, meets urgent water needs in the village of Bamena, where access to water is limited. It will provide drinking water for more than 150 families, i.e. around 825 people, using a solar-powered pumping system. This borehole will improve sanitary conditions and reduce illnesses linked to contaminated water. More information

Zalom

Located 15 km from Yaoundé, the Zalom school and orphanage will benefit from solar electrification. The project aims to improve living and learning conditions for the 350 children housed there, by providing adequate lighting, access to computers and a reliable water supply. More information

Ta’adoh

The Ta’a Doh primary and nursery school in Mbouda has 445 pupils. This solar installation project will provide energy for the water pump ensuring access to water, and lighting for classrooms and teachers’ offices. More information

La référence

This private primary and nursery school in Nkolbisson, Yaoundé, has 330 pupils. The aim of the solar installation project is to guarantee a regular and stable power supply for lighting, IT equipment and the water pump. More information

Banka

The primary and nursery school in Baham, which has 87 pupils, will benefit from a solar installation project. The system will provide electricity for classrooms, toilets, the headmaster’s residence and the local church. More information

Mbanjou

The Mbandjou school group, which has 1,500 pupils, regularly experiences power cuts. The solar installation project aims to power the water pump, provide lighting to ensure safety, and enable computer lessons to be held. More information

Nkambe

NFUH Wimbum Europe, established in July 2021, brings together people from the ethnic Wimbum group living in Europe to promote their culture and traditions. The current project provides electricity for the secondary school in the village of BIH, in the north-west region of Cameroon, which has been affected by a political crisis. The installation, carried out by Solarly, will give 400 students access to a safer and more comfortable school through lighting and enable digital education. More information

Bandjoum Lendi

Diksmuide-based Pewohaze has been working with Cameroonian NGO Caring Hearts since 2019 to improve access to education and drinking water in Cameroon. They want to install solar solutions to alleviate electrical instability in Lendi (Douala), Cameroon. This installation will supply a drinking water borehole for the neighbourhood and the cooperative farm’s agricultural greenhouses, as well as a stable supply for lamps and household appliances. More information

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Fair Energy’s originality lies in the involvement of diasporas in raising the funds needed to build these facilities. As well as the financial role they play, these diaspora players are also a guarantee of sustainability through the long-term relationship they have with the initiatives supported, of which they are often the founders.

The 3rd largest African diaspora, after the Moroccans and Congolese, are the Cameroonians in Belgium.

The non-profit organisation Urban Product offers the Cameroonian diaspora the opportunity to invest in the solar energy electrification of their projects, relatives and villages.  They come back to us with lots of societal and scale projects.

Our expert at Solarly srl Yaoundé visits these locations, meets the end users and studies the energy requirements to make a technical proposal. Together we discuss and put together the financing with the diaspora.

We have already successfully completed two projects with societal and community impact. The first is a solar electrification project at the school “L’Œil de l’Avenir” located in Nkozoa, Cameroon. This project was carried out in 2023 thanks to fundraising efforts by the Cameroonian diaspora and other Belgian supporters, with the participation of the province of West Flanders, which provided a green and reliable energy source to the school, thereby improving the learning conditions for students and staff.The second project is the electrification of the Nyong Farm, an agroecological center located in Ayos, Cameroon. This project was funded through a Growfunding campaign, doubled by an initial matching fund from the Synergie Renouvelable Foundation. Thanks to this project, the farm will not only improve its production but also contribute to the sustainable development of the region.

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These solar installations will be built by Solarly, a recognised player on the Cameroonian market, which will guarantee the quality and correct sizing of the installations, as well as appropriate training for end users.

These installations should help to improve the services provided to users at the target sites. The number of direct beneficiaries of the project is estimated at 2,300 pupils and teachers, 150 medical consultations per day, 200 orphans and 20 farmers.The uniqueness of Fair Energy lies in the involvement of diasporas in raising the funds needed to carry out these societal projects. As well as the financial role they play, these diaspora players are also a guarantee of sustainability thanks to the long-term relationship they have with the initiatives supported by this project, of which they are often the founders.

In 2024, “Fair Energy” the fund raising project involves the solar electrification of 5 schools, 2 infirmaries, 1 orphanage and an agroecological cooperative farm in Cameroon. 

A leverage effect will be sought in the general “Fair Energy” fundraising campaign, which should make it possible to provide a “matching fund” of up to 50% of the cost estimate, and for a new wave of solar installations for projects of the same nature to be supported in spring 2025.