Today the Lady Volta Green Tech Academy installed a 300W solar system in Adaklu Gaakukorpe, an unelectrified village in Eastern Ghana. We and the users of the solar system are happy that it worked out well! The system has a 220Ah battery and supplies 220V to smaller electrical consumers like...
The school is now offering morning classes and evening classes to target different student populations. The new evening classes are very attractive for students who have a regular job and the desire to obtain additional professional training in electricity that allows them to pass the Ghanaian Energy Commission examination. Currently...
In March 2018 we inaugurated the “Lady Volta Green Tech Academy” which will bring educational training and women empowerment to the next level! The jewel of the center is the electricity lab sponsored by Schneider...
Julien, volunteer for our partner organization Village Exchange Ghana and technical expert of the Lady Volta Vocational Center, is preparing for the pilot phase of a solar power program sponsor by the French Embassy Solidarity Program. In March two test solar power system (300W, 12V) will be installed in the...
This year the Lady Volta Vocational Center comes yet another step closer to our vision by stepping up our competencies and by offering courses at a higher level. In January the school started a new course to prepare students for the Ghanaian Energy commission examination. Several of our previous students who...
A big hurray goes to the “Dirndl Girls” from Sappada who created this amazing new calendar by “Dirndl Girls” for 2018. The proceeds are donated to SVAfrica’s activities. Here you can find the Facebook...
In 2017 our vocational center trained 10 students for different trade levels of the Ghanian National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI) examination in electricity that took place in November/December 2017. Another 3 students have been prepared for the NVTI foundation and proficiency examinations in fashion design. We hope that our students...
The is picture was taken at the graduation ceremony in November 2017 in the new electricity lab of the Lady Volta Vocational Centre, which comprises 11 electrical work benches and was made possible with the generous support of the Fondation Schneider Electric to our partner NGO Village Exchange...
In the last mounts we distributed reading lights for the Safe Today Initiative (Safe-TI) in local communities. Here you can read more about our exploratory study in the communities and some pics from our vocational centre, as it was presented to a local official by our manager Senyo and Julien:...
The National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI) foundations exam certificates finally arrived. The exams took place in November/December 2016 and 8 students passed various trade levels of the official Ghanaian NVTI. So proud of our students and teachers! Click here to see pictures some of the certificates issued by the Ghanian...
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