Economic and social rights for people living with disability – improved sanitation and access to sustainable energy at the Opportunity Training Centre
The Opportunity Training Centre (OTC) is located in the Kenema district in Sierra Leone, and provides disabled youth in the area with education and life skills to create a livelihood.
In this project, Engineers without Borders Denmark (EWB-DK) will assist the OTC with installing solar powered energy supply to meet the respective needs of the different workshops, and upgrade water and sanitation facilities to meet the needs for persons with disability.
The project contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals regarding quality education (#4), Clean water and sanitation (#6) affordable and clean energy (#7), reduced inequalities (#10) and partnerships for the goals (#17).
Specifications
- Project No.: 128
- Categories: West Africa, Sustainable Energy, Capacity Building, Sierra Leone
- Budget: 494.000
- Project Manager: Erland Stubkjaer Christensen
- Partner Organization: Opportunity Training Centre (OTC), Dansk Handicap Forbund