New Video Release: NAMA4PD – A Strategic Approach to Water Security and Community Empowerment
10.08.2024We are excited to share our latest video, which delves into the innovative water desalination project in northern Senegal as…
Transforming Lives with Clean Water for Senegalese Villages
10.08.2024From Brackish to Fresh: A New Era of Water Security and Community Empowerment Podor - The community members were overjoyed…
Successful Workshop Series on Combating Disinformation in West Africa
10.08.2024NAMA4PD Project Advances with Week-Long Workshops in Senegal Dakar - We are thrilled to share the success of our recent…
NAMA4PD Documentary 2023
06.08.2023Finally the NAMA4PD documentary it is out! We are happy to be able to show you the NAMA4PD concept this…
NAMA4PD Ziguinchor workshop – Cooperation criteria
13.07.2023Preparation for future content work Ziguinchor - Fighting disinformation was a hot topic during the second and final workshop of the…
Common Effort Conference 2023
15.06.2023WEST AFRICA AS AN ARENA OF GEOPOLITICAL CONFLICTS On June 13th, 2023, Project Lighthouse Africa co-hosted the Common Effort Conference…
NAMA4PD Trailer 2023
28.04.2023This trailer gives a short introduction to the concept of NAMA4PD. We want to understand what role does traditional media…
NAMA4PD First workshop – Situational Mapping
31.12.2022NAMA4PD kickoff with situational mapping Dakar – Following the launch of measures to develop a intersectoral and interreligious Conflict Prevention…
NAMA4PD and Development of a Conflict Prevention Task Force
13.09.2022Interfaith and cross-sector is key As a part of our Narrative Management for Peace through Dialogue (NAMA4PD) concept, we began…Discussion at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies
23.03.2022In March 2022, a team from Project Lighthouse Africa (PLA) and the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies…
Narrative Management in Conflict Dynamics
20.10.2021Exploratory activities in Ghana, Gambia, Senegal and Togo in 2021, funded and supported by Hanns Seidel Foundation, laid the foundation…Final Common Effort Sahel report
19.09.2021Since 2019 the Common Effort Community has deeply elaborated on the socio-economic, environmental and governance related conflict dynamics as well…
PLA becomes Common Effort Community member
18.03.2021As Project Lighthouse Africa (PLA) is actively contributing to the Common Effort working group on Narrative Management since 2019, it…
Common Effort 3-year Sahel G5 cycle
17.10.2019Experts of Project Lighthouse Africa are participating and engaging in the Common Effort Working group Narrative Management in Conflict Dynamics.…
The Gambia: A Path to a National Circular Economy
16.03.2018Initiated by Project Lighthouse Africa, a consortium of German SMEs, local Gambian partners and five universities - TU Dresden, FU…
Waste management and biomass project in The Gambia
15.02.2016Following the completion of a pre-feasibility study for the Comprehensive Waste Management and Biomass-to-Energy Project in The Gambia, the landfill…
Water 3.0 project: Cooperation with Institute for Environmental Science, University Koblenz-Landau
10.12.2015Project Lighthouse Africa and the University of Koblenz-Landau's Institute for Environmental Science have formed a partnership to develop an integrated…First Advanced ICT Training Camp for the region
07.06.2015The world of Information Communication Technology is one of the fastest growing industries on the globe. In recent times, Africa…
Pilot Project: Operation at Wellingara
14.03.2015Background In common with many African countries the Gambia has a solid waste problem, which not only threatens the environment…Digital Africa – Digital / Mobile Media for Sustainable Development
20.09.2014From May to June 2012, a funding application titled 'Exploratory measures - ICT-based local information and communication systems for sustainable…
Determination of the energy requirements and consumption of the SOS facilities
13.08.2014In August 2014, PLA and SOS Children's Villages Bakoteh, as the directly affected organisation, agreed to cooperate as project partners…
ICT-based Local Information and Communication Systems for Sustaining Development
05.11.2013In a project, from November 2013 till January 2014, funded by the German Ministry of Research and Education an international research team…Waste Flow Data Base revision and training of landfill workers
13.01.2013In the first quarter of 2013, Project Lighthouse Gambia revised and improved data collection in order to reduce disruptive and…
Landfill and bio gas CHP unit at Bakoteh dumpsite
15.12.2012Like many African countries, The Gambia has a waste problem that not only threatens the West African country's environment, but…
Collaboration between Project Lighthouse Gambia and Dresden Banjul Organisation (DBO)
07.08.2012Sukuta – In August 2012 Project Lighthouse Gambia and Dresden Banjul Organisation (DBO) have agreed on a close collaboration, fostering…Waste flow database presented to KMC
07.06.2012Kanifing – In June 2012 Matthias Duchscherer, President of Project Lighthouse Africa, and Dr. Yves Lamour, University of the Gambia,…
Third Green Desert Workshop – Construction of a composting toilet
06.04.2012In March and April 2012, Green Desert members Andreas Warth and Bianca Kummer built a composting toilet at the Vocational…
Working group with scientists from the University of the Gambia
15.01.2012Project Lighthouse Africa e.V. is focusing on environmental management, environmental protection, and waste treatment, and has started a collaboration with…
Chief Engineer inspects landfill
30.11.2011Bakoteh – On behalf of Project Lighthouse Africa e.V. Lead Engineer Dipl.-Ing. Klaus-Arno Herzberg carried out a first survey and…
First Green Desert workshop and researches at PLG’s Training and Knowledge Centre (VTC)
07.06.2011New Yundum – During a first Green Desert workshop in May 2011 a team from Project Lighthouse Africa’s partner organisation…
Social Entrepreneurship Workshop at Ilmenau University of Technology
23.05.2011How can Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) benefit from the emerging crowd funding strategies? Where are the chances, where are the…
Establishment of a systematic waste flow database in collaboration with KMC
07.04.2011Kanifing – As the first such organization Project Lighthouse Africa has established, in close cooperation with the Waste Management Department…
Cooperation between Project Lighthouse Africa e.V. and Green Desert e.V.
07.03.2011Hannover – In March 2011 Project Lighthouse Africa e.V. and Green Desert e.V. have agreed on a close cooperation fostering…
CDM project at Bakoteh: MoU between Project Lighthouse Africa / Gambia and KMC
12.09.2010Kanifing – With the joint signature of the Memorandum of Understanding between Kanifing Municipality Council, Project Lighthouse Gambia and Project…
Project Lighthouse Africa forms an umbrella organisation in Germany
07.12.2009Munich – Project Lighthouse Africa e.V. was formed as international operating umbrella organisation in Germany in Dezember 2009. Since 18th…
Vocational Training Centre at New Yundum
16.03.2009Gambia – Project Lighthouse Gambia has constructed and established a Vocational Training Centre (VTC) in the West African country the…
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