BORDA South East Asia

I came and I Learn, a note by CDM Volunteer

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:36:24 MEST

Written By
Pauline Beaupre
IDRC Volunteer for CDM
BORDA, Indonesia

BORDA Indonesia, is a place were we learn and share knowledge of Environment issues and make it better.

It took almost two full days of travel, 11 hours ahead in time, 18.761 Kilometers from Toronto, Canada to be exact and a significant change in temperature before I arrived in my new city of Yogyakarta, where BORDA Indonesia Office is located.

Biogas Goes to School

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:05:56 MEST

Written by
Jutta Camargo
CIM Expert, Indonesia

Agriculture Students Must Know How To Deal with Renewable Energy and Use the Waste for Organic Fertilizer

A Pilot Project of the Biogas at the School was inaugurated 27 July 2010. Located at the School of SMK Negeri 1 (State School) of Agriculture of Boyolali District, Central Java, Indonesia.

A New Rural Option for Better Drinking Water Technology

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:42:10 MEST

Written by
Julia H
YEDI, China

South African expert presents a new sustainable membrane micro filter device for rural drinking water supply to YEDI, China.

The picture illustrates the water condition before and after filtering process.

Laos School and Community Based Sanitation project kick off

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:10:06 MEST

Written by
Kieu Ly Doan
LIRE, Laos

The second phase of the School Based Sanitation (SBS) and Community Based Sanitation (CBS) project, a joint-cooperation project between the Lao Institute for Renewable Energy (LIRE) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has kicked off in July 2010. This follows the successful completion of the project’s first phase from October 2009 to March 2010.

Lost In Communication?

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:24:40 MEST

Written By
Marren Heuvels
BORDA, Indonesia

Public Relations and Marketing Training in Laos, Cambodia and Indonesia

Can engineers do Public Relations (PR) and Marketing?

Of course they can! It is about communicating what the BORDA (Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association) and the partner network is doing in Southeast Asia. And if an engineer has experience in organizing football tournaments why not organizing a “Kick for DEWATS” tournament for a local community and inviting local media and local government officials?

BORDA Cambodia gives DEWATS Technology Options

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:20:00 MEST

Written by
Alex Campbell
BORDA, Cambodia

DEWATS Technology improves Sanitation Facilities at Kampong Speu Referral Hospital

Effective WASH (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene) facilities and systems are a crucial part of any healthcare setting. In Cambodia, most provincial hospitals have inadequate WASH infrastructure that is generally poorly managed. This puts the health of staff, patients and surrounding communities at risk.

Hand Wash Campaign at Chroy Changva Primary School, Cambodia

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:29:08 MEST

written by
Long Muoyhun
BORDA, Cambodia

Teaching a basic sanitation to children is everyone responsibility

In Cambodia, knowledge about health and hygiene is still low while diseases related to water and poor sanitation and hygiene are still a serious problem, especially for children.

In Cambodia, Sanitation starts from School

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:21:47 MEST

Written by
Alex Campbell
BORDA, Cambodia

School Base Satiation Documents Handover

The School Based Sanitation (SBS) project, which has been implemented by BORDA-Cambodia (Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association) and CfD (Center for Development), since June 2009, at the Chroy Changva primary school, in Phnom Penh, is coming to an end.

Five DEWATS Plants were Audited in West Java

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:16:55 MEST

written by
Septa Nugroho
BORDA, Indonesia

Audit to ensure the system sustains for such a long period of time

From 15 to 18 July 2010, DEWATS QMS (Quality Management System) Auditor Team has conducted 2nd Audit Phase of Five DEWATS CBS (Community Base Sanitation) Plants 2008 of BEST Tangerang. This is a second audit stage as the follow up to the 1st audit result which has been conducted on 30th April to 1st of May 2009 for the same DEWATS Plants.

BORDA shares Biogas Utilization in HCMC

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:30:00 MEST

Written by
Joerg Hauke
BORDA, Vietnam

Biogas is a cheap renewable energy

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and Vietnamese-German-University (VGU) organised a symposium “Bio Energy – Chance and Challenges for the Rural Development in Vietnam”.