We’re proud to share that SophiA has been officially recognised as a European Green Deal success story on the EU’s Research and Innovation website! 🔗 Read the full article here: Transforming healthcare in rural Africa through sustainable energy solutions The article highlights SophiA’s innovative approach to improving healthcare in rural Africa using sustainable, solar-powered technologies.…
We are excited to announce that World Refrigeration Day 2025 will take place on June 26, 2025. This annual global event highlights the essential contributions of refrigeration to society, from ensuring access to safe food and healthcare to enabling sustainable cooling technologies. In this context, all pilot countries of the SophiA project are encouraged to…
📍 Location: Makerere University, Uganda 📅 Dates: June 10-13, 2025 As a proud partner of the SophiA project, Makerere University will host the upcoming Train-the-Trainers. This event will offer participants practical and theoretical training on solar-powered cooling systems using natural refrigerants, as well as skills in maintaining filter-based water treatment systems and solar heat…
ANSOLE’s 14th Anniversary International Online Conference (A2IOC 2025) & 1st WAITRO SDG7 Working Group Online Conference (WAITRO-WG7-25) Held on February 21-22, 2025, A2IOC 2025 and WAITRO-WG7-25 brought together global experts, researchers, and policymakers to discuss sustainable energy, innovation, and policy. Co-hosted by North-West University, South Africa, and Multimedia University of Kenya, the event partnered…
The University of Yaoundé hosted a landmark Capacity Building Workshop from January 20–24, 2025, focusing on SophiA’s innovative technologies. This intensive five-day program brought together 20 lecturers and researchers from universities across Cameroon, marking a significant step toward advancing renewable energy education in the region. A total of 35 participants attended the training over…
From January 20th to 24th, 2025 the second capacity building session for SophiA4Africa trainers will take place in Yaoundé, Cameroon! This second edition, organized by 2iE – International Institute of Water and Environmental Engineering of Burkina Faso and the Ministry of Public Health of Cameroon, will enable teaching and technical staff from the University of Yaoundé…
For the second time, the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) took part in the ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum (ESEF), this year held on November 28-29 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The IIR’s participation highlighted the significant progress made by its projects in the region, particularly in the fields of solar cooling, sustainable refrigeration, and strengthened partnerships…
From October 22 to 24, 2024, the SophiA consortium held its general assembly in M37 online. The project is steadily progressing and with just one year remaining, it is now entering its final phase. Launched exactly three years ago, the project aims to make meaningful advancements in healthcare access and sustainability at four demo…
The SophiA project has reached a significant milestone with the preparation of the arrival of its advanced refrigeration technologies at Mua Mission Hospital (MMH) in Malawi. This collaboration is an important step in SophiA’s mission to improve healthcare through sustainable, energy-efficient solutions. Mua Mission Hospital, established in 1911, is a non-profit health facility that…
Promoting African-European Cooperation in Renewable Energy Research and Innovation Kokouvi Edem N’TSOUKPOE from the International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE) actively participated in the LEAP-RE Stakeholder Forum 2024, held from October 6 to 12. The forum, a key event for fostering cooperation between the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU)…
