GREEN POWER DIESEL
http://www.greenpowerdiesel.com
Application presented to:
National Program Coordinator
Program Implementation Unit (PIU), Ministry of Agriculture – Rural Economic Transformation Project (RETRAP)
HELOG Academy e.V. is always trying to find innovative approaches to promote vocational training on the one hand and to give small impulses for the overall economic situation, especially in the underdeveloped agriculture, through new projects. HELOG Academy has turned away from training mechanics for a wide range of tasks after the looting and wanton destruction of our training centre in recent years. Instead, we have focused on training on site for farmers and people working in agriculture.
In this context, after intensive discussions, and to help in meeting the CO² reduction goals we have decided to develop a concept for the production of biodiesel. This should be a flagship project that primarily considers the components of training and the promotion of small-scale agriculture.
We summarized the project in an application we submitted to RETRAP, a World Bank funding organization. We developed this project under a brand name and have chosen “GREEN POWER DIESEL” for it. As with the previous two projects, we hope that funding for this unique innovative project will be approved.
LibPalm
HELOG Academy Palm Oil Project “LibPalm”
Semi-industrial production of high quality palm oil in cooperation with smallholder farmers.
A program of the Worldbank “ Rural Economic Transformation Project” (RETRAP) Through the Ministry of Agriculture – Management Unit (RETRAP)
After six months of processing, with a lot of research, calculations and on-site surveys, HELOG Academy e.V. submitted a funding application for a project volume of over $725,000 to RETRAP on December 31, 2023. We offered to match the contribution of HELOG Academy e.V. with approximately USD 225.000,-. The funding program is a World Bank program for matching grants for the agribusiness. The application documents, which are almost 80 pages long, include a detailed description of the entire project as well as a comprehensive business plan that provides all the necessary details. We would develop and build the project under the brand name LibPalm. For more information, we have created a small homepage. www.libpalm.com. We now hope that the project financing will be approved quickly.
One Child one Chair
http://www.one-child-one-chair.com
HELOG Academy Project “one- child- one- chair”
In his inaugural address, President Boakai emphasized that he would ensure that sufficient chairs were provided in schools. There is a shortage of over 400,000 chairs in primary and secondary schools, and it is a major task for the government to change this and improve the situation. On the recommendation of government circles, Helog Academy then drafted a concept for how chairs can be produced in the country using wood that would otherwise be processed into charcoal. The value chain from raw material to finished product would remain in the country. This concept was very well received by experts and we hope that it will be well received by the government. The work involved in this was also very extensive and took several months. In particular, the decision regarding the technical equipment was very challenging, since the individual parts of the chairs, glued wood panels of the rubber tree, would be milled with a CNC milling machine, which on the one hand would be a unique technical project in Liberia and on the other hand would also be extremely important for the training of young carpenters. We have also created a small website for this www.One-child-one-chair.com. We would be delighted if the government would implement this unique and innovative concept with HELOG Academy. It would be a challenge for HELOG Academy to prove its capabilities.
We have presented the project to:
- JNB Foundation
- Ministry of Agriculture
- Ministry of Education
- Forest Development Initiative (FDI)
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Several large companies of the private sector