Description of the internship
The aim of the project is to make women’s economic and social independence sustainable, to protect the environment and the health of local residents by combating unsanitary conditions, and to improve agriculture by fertilising the soil organically. To achieve this, the project proposes to set up a composting site for treated waste in each of the 8 villages in the rural commune of Kouma.
Each site will have its own well, enabling:
- produce high-quality compost by means of regular automatic watering using Arduino, which will moisten the compost during the dry period of the year;
- increase the quantity of compost produced, also by means of watering;
- create a source of drinking water in the neighbourhood, which currently has none.
Planned activities:
- Participate in the design of composting areas;
- Participate in the installation of composting areas;
- Carry out humidity measurements to optimise composting conditions;
- Suggest improvements at the end of the course.
Required qualities and skills
A student in Environmental Science and Engineering with the following personal qualities, if possible:
- autonomy
- organisational skills
- creativity
- dynamism
- motivation
- flexibility
Duration of the internship: 2 months or more
Location: Kouma, Togo
Accommodation provided: The Association undertakes to help the trainee find accommodation.
Meals provided: Members of the Association will help the trainee find good places to eat.
Section(s) concerned: SIE
Description of the organization
Les PERma-Jardins du Togo (PERJAT) is a non-profit Togolese development association based in Togo, with around ten years of experience in rural Togo (the communes of Kouma and Kpélé). It works on sustainable agricultural development issues (agroecology, agroforestry, medicinal plants, family farming) and humanitarian projects (water and sanitation, education). All our projects have a common goal: to contribute to sustainable improvements in the living conditions of rural populations.
Name: Les PERma-Jardins du Togo (PERJAT)
Contact person: TONDJO Kodjo, [email protected]