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Cologne, 03. Mai 2012 - On time beginning Easter holidays, the hospital was ceremonially commissioned to the general public on April 3, 2012. „Our thanks go directly to Fred-Eric Essam for his tireless humanitarian commitment for the improvement of the living conditions of the local population“ said president Pascal Zoua of CODEBO, the local village development community, in front of a big audience. „The own luck is that of others“ said CODEBO director at the beginning of his speech and brought words of praise for his guest from Germany at the same time. He reminded the role the hospital will play for Zaklang and its neighboring localities  Pouhoré, Gazaro, Modjombodi and others. Continue reading →

Cologne, 22/12/2011 – For a joint project RWTH Aachen University, Cologne association ident.africa e.V. could enlist Günter Nooke, Personal Representative of the German Chancellor on African issues, as patron. With the help of architecture experts from Cameroon and Germany, a preschool in traditional design, meeting climate induced aspects and using building materials from the surroundings shall come to existence in 2012. This promises an economical use of resources and thereby conforms to the objective of sustainability. Continue reading →

Cologne, 21. December 2011 – ident.africa e.V. has initiated a research project between the RWTH Aachen and the University of Maroua in the north of Cameroon. The research project systematically records local architecture and traditional ways of construction and investigates their influence empirically by comparing the building style to regions with similar climate. The generated knowledge is subsequently used for the construction of a school in the village Boboyo. The focus of the project is a climate-friendly and identity architecture. This project is supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutschen Akademischen Austauschdienst (DAAD)) and the German Ministry for Education and Research.  

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