PROJECTS NEWS
As a development NGO, Geres works to improve life conditions and to fight against climate change. You will find here the latest news from our actions conducted in Europe, around the Mediterranean, in West Africa, in Central Asia and in Southeast Asia
Geres in Mali inaugurates two Green Business Areas in Moro-Moro and Diaramana
Renewable energy 24 hours a day to encourage micro-entrepreneurship in rural areas is now possible in Moro-Moro and Diaramana in Mali. ...
Geres successfully closes the Switch Off Air Pollution project in Ulaanbaatar and announces new activities
Depuis 2018, le Geres mène en collaboration avec ses partenaires locaux et la municipalité d’Oulan-Bator, un projet visant à doter les ...
In Myanmar, 9 women trained by Geres in the dissemination of sustainable energy kits participate in the great Pagoda Festival
After theorie, there is practice. On March 15th, 9 Burmese women trained by Geres in sustainable entrepreneurship in rural areas, sold ...
Innovative solutions warm houses up and trigger initiatives in Tajikistan
Testimonials. In 2021, Geres is launching a new project on sustainable energy solutions for Tajik housing. Munisa and her father, ...
According to a recent Geres study, rural Myanmar is enthusiastically adopting electric cooking
With a view to facilitating access to reliable, sustainable, affordable energy services for everyone, as well as combating excessive ...
SWITCH Garment team now working with 30 Cambodian garment factories to drive sustainability
Cambodia has had a successful roll-out of vaccines, which has allowed the SWITCH Garment team to begin walkthrough energy audits.The ...
Paving the way for change with the youth in Tajikistan
Geres and its local partners are paving the way for change in Tajikistan by launching a series of action that should help the youth ...
Geres kickstarts the Sustainable Housing Solutions for Scale-Up project in Tajikistan
Geres is excited to announce the launch of its Pilot Sustainable Housing Solutions for Scale-Up project, funded by the Government of ...
Job creation and forest preservation, explaining the issues in Benin
The forested areas of Benin's Collines département are undergoing serious degradation. A project is currently under way to develop ...
1,200 more homes in Afghanistan to benefit from energy solutions by 2022
In Kabul and Badakhshan region, Geres and its partners have launched a new project to equip 1,200 homes with energy-efficient ...
In Cambodia, women are rolling up their sleeves to access sustainable, legal energy
According to a Cambodian saying, "a woman's place is in the kitchen". The opposite is true here. We hear from Eang Oeun, Say Samen, ...
Sustainable vegetable production and food security – priority concerns in rural Mongolia
Between April 2021 and November 2022, in partnership with the NGO AVSF, Geres will be running a project in Mongolia aimed at improving ...
SWITCH Garment supports Cambodia’s COVID-19 recovery
Cambodia’s garment industry has suffered from the global economic slowdown, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Geres and its partners ...
With the support of the Abbé Pierre Foundation, Geres has been able to help 94 Tajik households out of energy poverty
Towards the end of 2020, Geres undertook renovation and insulation work in Tajikistan. The aim: improving the thermal comfort of ...
New project in Southern Mali aims at improving access to health services
The Covid-19 pandemic has severely affected Mali in 2020 while the country's health system was already weak. With the support of the ...
Earth construction techniques are being revived in the housing sector in Ulaanbaatar
As part of our program to renovate fragile housing in the outskirts of the Mongolian capital, the NGO PADEM and Healthy Life ...
Geres organizes its first conference on energy poverty, climate change and air pollution in Afghanistan
As part of our "Kabul Green Homes" program, Geres Afghanistan and the National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) have organized a ...
New awareness meeting organized by the Kabul Green Homes project team
After a long break, due to COVID 19 pandemic and announced quarantine, the Kabul Green Homes Project team finally managed to organize ...
Geres and the Abbé Pierre Foundation step up to help 100 families affected by the crisis in Tajikistan
From 1 August through to 31 October 2020, Geres is running an exceptional aid scheme to reduce the energy poverty of 100 vulnerable ...
Women’s entrepreneurship, a source of energy in rural Myanmar
Their names are Thida Hlaing, Myint Win, Su Pyae… Over the last few months, all of them have become distributors of sustainable energy ...
Mongolian government to integrate technical procedures developed by Geres into its new thermal insulation regulations
This summer, the Mongolian Ministry of Construction and Urban Development amended its Construction Codes and Standards on Building ...
Geres and its partners are mobilizing in Cambodia for a more sustainable, more competitive garment industry
As part of our work to promote sustainable energy practices in Cambodia, we are proud to announce the launch today, 11 September 2020, ...
Successful launch of the energy efficiency project for schools in Morocco
Following long months of lockdown, the CEMAATERR Morocco project team has finally been able to travel to its new place of assignment: ...
Switch Off Air Pollution project in Mongolia keeps on providing jobs to craftsmen during the COVID-19 outbreak
The Covid-19 also crossed the borders of Mongolia. In Ulaanbaatar, the Switch Off Air Pollution project launched by our teams in 2018 ...
Despite the pandemic, Geres remains concerned and mobilised by the unique socio-economic crisis in Afghanistan
To reduce the risk amongst communities, Geres conducts an awareness raising Campaign in urban districts for households, local ...
Covid-19: In Mali, people are mobilizing and adapting in the face of the health threat
Anticipating the health risks stemming from Covid-19 crisis and keen to protect the population as far as possible, our Malian office ...
Under the sun of Provence, bioclimatic greenhouses for independent, ecologically responsible farming
Steered since January 2016 in the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur with the aid of Geres, the Agrithermic consultancy and ...
Geres contributes to the thermal renovation of a school for the blind Students in Tajikistan
At the heart of the dilapidated industrial complex of Vahdat, a city in western Tajikistan, Geres participated in the thermal ...
The Kabul Green Homes Project team held its 4th Steering Committee Meeting
Involving stakeholders on the Kabul Green Homes Project’s methodology and strategy is key to its success. The project is being ...
The Empowermed project enhanced by a school of design and communication in Aix-en-Provence
Thanks to a fruitful partnership with ESDAC (Higher School of Design, Communication and Applied Arts in Aix-en-Provence), the ...
The Konséguéla Green Business Area wins a Green Solutions Award
Le Geres was selected on 4 November 2019 to receive a Green Solutions Award for setting up the Electrified Business Park in ...
494,700 donations to support forest communities in Cambodia
As part of the rounding-up operation at Maisons du Monde, more than 494,700 donations were made to support our work to preserve ...
Energy poverty, social integration and inclusion with Valorem
Geres and the Watt for Change endowment fund of the Valorem group are partners for the first time. We welcome this new partnership, ...
Great recognition for the hard work of Geres in Mongolia!
In Mongolia, our colleague Oyuntuya Batmunkh has just received a “Honorable Medallion” from the National Women’s Association, as well ...
Geres wins new Energy Globe World Award in Afghanistan
We are proud to announce that the Central Highlands program in Afghanistan has been distinguished in the "Air" category of the Energy ...
Collines département, the heart of Benin committed to climate action
In Cotonou on 13 November 2018, the six mayors of the Groupement Intercommunal des Collines solemnly signed the "Collines Charter for ...
Women committed to sustainable energy in Myanmar
In its work in Myanmar, Geres can count on the involvement and unfailing determination of Burmese women. We paint you a picture of two ...
Meeting families on the outskirts of Ulan-Bator in Mongolia
The extreme continental climate of Mongolia puts its population under severe pressure and is forcing some families to move to a more ...
SDG summer schools: role play to debate adaptation solutions in Chefchaouen
Within the framework of the SDG summer school in Marseille, Geres was involved in a "territory-based practical exercise", developed in ...
Inauguration of a bioclimatic school in Tajikistan
In Tajikistan, we supported the student association HUMAN’ISA in building a new energy-saving school. The building was inaugurated in ...
Geres and its partners take up the challenge of energy access in Senegal
Within the framework of the PAER Energy Access Programme in Saint Louis region, northern Senegal, the NGO Partenariat Saint Louis, the ...
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